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Latin
Etymology
exsequiae (“funeral rites”) + -ālis
Pronunciation
Adjective
exsequiālis (neuter exsequiāle); third-declension two-termination adjective
- funereal, relating to a funeral
- carmina exsequālia ― dirges
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
References
- “exsequialis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “exsequialis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers