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单词 obsequies
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obsequies

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Deathobsequiesob‧se‧quies /ˈɒbsəkwiz $ ˈɑːb-/ noun [plural] formal  MXa funeral ceremonyExamples from the CorpusobsequiesShe just hoped she would be spared a pressing invitation to his obsequies.He also wished to leave because the nuns were still engaged in the obsequies preceding the funerals of their two dead colleagues.Some of the obsequies that marked Chris Woodhead's passing spoke of his work to improve school standards.Origin obsequies (1300-1400) Old French Medieval Latin obsequiae, from (influenced by Latin obsequium; → OBSEQUIOUS) Latin exsequiae funeral ceremony
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