Cremations

/kriːˈmeɪʃənz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of cremation; multiple instances or ceremonies of burning dead bodies to ashes.

Etymology

Standard English pluralization of cremation by adding -s suffix. Cremation itself comes from Latin cremare (to burn).

Kelly Says

The frequency of the plural 'cremations' in funeral industry language shows how utterly normalized the practice became—from radical 19th-century innovation to routine modern procedure within just a few generations.

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