Definitions for funeral home
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fu′neral home`(n.)
an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funerals are often held.
Ref: Also called fu′neral par`lor.
Origin of funeral home:
1935–40, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
funeral home, funeral parlor, funeral parlour, funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral-residence(noun)
a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
funeral home(noun)ˈfyu nər əl
a place that arranges funerals
Wiktionary
funeral home(Noun)
A mortuary where the friends and relatives of the deceased may attend a wake, or pay their last respects
Origin: funeral + home
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