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/kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/ · noun
A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse..
Cremation removes a significant amount of "closure" from the process of death.
Use cremation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cremation means A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse..
Common synonyms include incineration.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Cremation removes a significant amount of "closure" from the process of death.
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