Usually means: Rituals or ceremonies for the deceased.
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  1. obsequies: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. obsequies: Merriam-Webster
  3. obsequies: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Obsequies, obsequies: Wordnik
  5. obsequies: Wiktionary
  6. obsequies: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. Obsequies, obsequies: Dictionary.com
  8. Obsequies: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Obsequies: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. obsequies: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. Obsequies: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. obsequies: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. obsequies: FreeDictionary.org
  14. obsequies: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  15. obsequies: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. obsequies: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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  1. obsequies: Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  (plural only) Funeral rites.

Similar:
exequys, exsequy, parentation, funeral, funeration, obsequency, funerall, requiem, obit, novendial, more...

Types:
eulogy, funeral, wake, memorial service, more...

Adjectives:
own, solemn, funeral, last, final, such, magnificent, splendid, royal, public, sad

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Similar:
exequys, exsequy, parentation, funeral, funeration, obsequency, funerall, requiem, obit, novendial, more...

Types:
eulogy, funeral, wake, memorial service, more...

Adjectives:
own, solemn, funeral, last, final, such, magnificent, splendid, royal, public, sad



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