cremation

/kriˈmeɪʃɪn/
/kriˈmeɪʃɪn/
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Other forms: cremations

Definitions of cremation
  1. noun
    the incineration of a dead body
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    type of:
    incineration
    the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
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