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mortuary
[ mawr-choo-er-ee ]
noun
- a customary gift formerly claimed by and due to the incumbent of a parish in England from the estate of a deceased parishioner.
adjective
- of or relating to the burial of the dead.
- pertaining to or connected with death.
mortuary
/ ˈɔːʃʊəɪ /
noun
- Also calledmorgue a building where dead bodies are kept before cremation or burial
adjective
- of or relating to death or burial
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ǰt·y adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mortuary1
Example Sentences
We rely heavily on local Palestinian journalists working with us to access information about deadly attacks - interviewing witnesses as well as visiting bomb sites and hospital mortuaries to film footage, which is shared with us.
Families are unable to say goodbye to loved ones because of changes to death certificates which has also led to overcrowded mortuaries, a funeral director has said.
Bodies covered in white sheets were also taken to the hospital's mortuary.
"Is this the truce they are talking about?" he told Reuters news agency as he stood beside her body at a mortuary.
They began by looking at where a person had been staying, the beach they were recovered from and where they were in the mortuary.
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