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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">funeral homes</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>undertakers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>funeral directors</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>cremators</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>gravehouses</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>funeral chapels</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>mortuaries</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>funerary preparatory buildings</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>funeral home</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>funeral residences</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>funeral-houses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>homes, funeral</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>funeral parlours</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>funeral parlors</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Buildings housing facilities for the preparation of human remains for burial or cremation and for formal viewing of and services for the deceased. Although meaning overlaps in common usage, they are often distinguished from "mortuaries," which do not typically have rooms or areas for formal viewings and services. ]]></note></mads>