Definition of pyres Pyres
/pajˈɚz/ - [payerz] -
We found 3 definitions of pyres from 2 different sources.
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Wiktionary 
- pyres (Noun)
Plural of pyre.
Part of speech
🔤- pyres, noun, plural of pyre.
WordNet
NounPlural: pyres |
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| pyre - wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite | ||
| funeral pyre | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pyre (n.)
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pyre
pīr, n. a pile of wood, &c., on which a dead body is burned.—adj. Pyr′al. [L.,—Gr.,—pyr, fire.]
Part of speech
🔤- pyre, noun, singular of pyres.
