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Definition of pompe funèbre in English:

pompe funèbre

Pronunciation /ˌpɒmp fəˈnɛbr(ə)/

noun

(also pompe funebre)

  • Chiefly in French contexts: a funeral ceremony; funeral rites.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957), artist and writer. From French pompe funèbre (usually in plural) funeral ceremony from pompe + funèbre.