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- [mawrt]
- /mɔrt/
- /mort/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mawrt]
- /mɔrt/
Definitions of mort word
- noun mort a male given name, form of Mortimer or Morton. 1
- adjective mort mortally ill. 1
- adjective mort melancholy; dispirited. 1
- adverb mort grievously; fatally. 1
- noun mort The note sounded on a horn when the quarry is killed. 1
- noun mort a call blown on a hunting horn to signify the death of the animal hunted 0
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Origin of mort
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin mort- (stem of mors) death
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mort
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mort popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mort usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mort
noun mort
- corpse — A corpse is a dead body, especially the body of a human being.
- skeleton — Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body.
- carcass — A carcass is the body of a dead animal.
- remains — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- body — Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
Antonyms for mort
noun mort
- being — Being is the present participle of be1.
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