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mortuary

[ mawr-choo-er-ee ]

noun

plural mortuaries.
  1. a customary gift formerly claimed by and due to the incumbent of a parish in England from the estate of a deceased parishioner.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the burial of the dead.
  2. pertaining to or connected with death.

mortuary

/ ˈɔːʃʊəɪ /

noun

  1. Also calledmorgue a building where dead bodies are kept before cremation or burial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to death or burial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ǰt·y adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mortuary1

1350–1400; Middle English mortuarie < Medieval Latin ǰٳܳ, noun use of neuter of Latin ǰٳܲ of the dead, equivalent to mortu ( us ) dead + -ary
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mortuary1

C14 (as n, a funeral gift to a parish priest): via Medieval Latin ǰٳܳ (n) from Latin ǰٳܲ of the dead
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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.

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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.

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Bodies covered in white sheets were also taken to the hospital's mortuary.

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"Is this the truce they are talking about?" he told Reuters news agency as he stood beside her body at a mortuary.

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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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