cremation
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cre·mate
(krē′māt′, krĭ-māt′)tr.v. cre·mat·ed, cre·mat·ing, cre·mates
To incinerate (a corpse).
cre·ma′tion (krĭ-mā′shən) n.
cre′ma′tor n.
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Noun | 1. | cremation - the incineration of a dead body incineration - the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes |
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Translations
إحْراق جُثَّة ميـتـه
kremacezpopelnění
brændingkremering
líkbrennsla
kremácia
ölüyü yakma
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cremation
n → Einäscherung f, → Kremation f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cremate
(kriˈmeit) , (ˈkriːmeit) verb to burn dead (human) bodies. He asked to be cremated, not buried.
creˈmation nouncrematorium (kreməˈtoːriəm) noun
a place where cremation is carried out.
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cremation
n. incineración.
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