cremation

Borrowed from Latin cremātiō, cremātiōnis; equivalent to cremate +‎ -ion.

• IPA^(key): /kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

cremation (countable and uncountable, plural cremations)

1. A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.

   Cremation removes a significant amount of "closure" from the process of death.

• incineration

• crotamine, manticore