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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Pyre \Pyre\, n. [L. pure, Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See Fire.]
      A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are
      burned; hence, any pile to be burnt.
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            For nine long nights, through all the dusky air,
            The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. --Pope.
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