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A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead.

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  1. n. A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead.
  2. n. the incineration of a dead body
  3. A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead. Without cremation . . . of their bodies. Sir T. Browne.
  4. A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead.Without cremation . . . of their bodies. Sir T. Browne.
  5. n:100 n. the incineration of a dead body