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funeral home
noun
: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals
called also funeral parlor
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Mitchell worked as a mortician at a funeral home in the Tidewater area.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
What to Know The first officer to arrive at the scene discovered a vehicle in flames, on its side, near a funeral home, before finding several victims, Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said in a news briefing.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The owner of a southern Georgia funeral home has been arrested and charged with the abuse of more than a dozen corpses.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
More information from the family will be coming in a funeral home obituary.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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funeral home
noun
: a place where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation and funerals are held
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