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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Funereal \Fu*ne"re*al\, adjective [L. funereus, fr. fentus a funeral.] Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial; solemn; as, at a funereal pace. Hence: Dark; dismal; mournful. --Jer. Taylor.
What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps. --Longfellow. -- {Fu*ne"re*al*ly}, adverb
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