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pyre in French

pyre in French is bûcher — pyre means a pile of wood built for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.

pyre in French

bûcher
noun
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.

What does "pyre" mean?

  1. noun A pile of wood built for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.
    "The mourners lit the funeral pyre at sunset."
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pyre in a sentence

  • The mourners lit the funeral pyre at sunset.

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What is "pyre" in French?

"pyre" in French is bûcher. pyre means: A pile of wood built for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.

How do you use "pyre" in a sentence?

Example: "The mourners lit the funeral pyre at sunset." In French, "pyre" is bûcher.

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