cremation
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cremate
(krē′māt″, kri-māt′) [L. cremare, to burn to ashes]To reduce a dead body to ash by burning.
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cremation
Disposal of bodies by burning. Nowadays, the great majority of people dying in Britain are cremated. In most historic traditions, cremation was considered more honourable than burial.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005