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pyre

English

Etymology

From Latin pyra (pyre, funeral pile), from Ancient Greek ???? (purá), from ??? (pûr, fire), from Proto-Indo-European *péh?wr?.

Doublet of fire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pa??/
  • Hyphenation: pyre
  • Rhymes: -a??(r)

Noun

pyre (plural pyres)

  1. A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
    • For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare.—Homer Iliad, p. 31
  2. Any heap or pile of combustibles.

Related terms

  • pyrée

Translations

Further reading

  • pyre on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • prey, rype

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pyre?/, [?pyre?(?)]
  • Rhymes: -yre
  • Syllabification: py?re

Noun

pyre

  1. Alternative form of pyree

Declension

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balefire

English

Etymology

From Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English b?lf?r (balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire); equivalent to bale (Etymology 2) +? fire.

Noun

balefire (plural balefires)

  1. An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.

Related terms

  • bale
  • fire

See also

  • bonfire
  • pyre

Translations

Anagrams

  • afebrile, fireable

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