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obsequies

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /??bs?.kwi?z/

Noun

obsequies pl (plural only)

  1. (plural only) Funeral rites.

Usage notes

  • the plural only usage is favored by the Oxford Dictionary, and thus can be considered to be British, whereas Webster's dictionary, with prevalence of the usage in the plural being noted, gives both singular and plural forms of the word.
  • in modern usage, not to be confused with obsequious

Translations

Noun

obsequies

  1. plural of obsequy.
  2. plural of obsequie.

References

  • The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus. American Edition. Oxford University Press, 1997
  • Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. Random House, 1996.

Anagrams

  • Essequibo

Portuguese

Verb

obsequies

  1. second-person singular (tu) present subjunctive of obsequiar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) negative imperative of obsequiar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ob?sekjes/, [o???se.kjes]

Verb

obsequies

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of obsequiar.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of obsequiar.

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rites

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a?ts/
  • Homophones: rights, writes

Noun

rites

  1. plural of rite

Derived terms

  • last rites

Anagrams

  • Istre, Reist, Siret, Sirte, iters, reist, resit, tiers, tires, tries

French

Noun

rites

  1. plural of rite

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