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cre·ma·tion
 cremation
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- pronunciation:
- kri
meI
sh
 n
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noun |
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the act or process of burning to ashes, especially the body of a person who has died.
Cremation is the standard practice of handling the dead in India and East Asia. Both burial and cremation are common in the United States. |
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