funeral home
noun
: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals
called also funeral parlor
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Following the untimely demise of their patriarch, the dysfunctional Fisher family tries to keep their lives together while running their Los Angeles funeral home.
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Kevin Jacobsen and Sarah Perchikoff, EW.com, 21 May 2024
Escorted to the funeral home by deputy sheriffs and wearing clothes borrowed from his father, the gaunt grandson paid his respects and was returned to jail before the wake began.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
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Kevin Jacobsen and Sarah Perchikoff, EW.com, 21 May 2024
Escorted to the funeral home by deputy sheriffs and wearing clothes borrowed from his father, the gaunt grandson paid his respects and was returned to jail before the wake began.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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