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- [mawr-tish-uh n]
- /mɔrˈtɪʃ ən/
- /mɔːˈtɪʃ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mawr-tish-uh n]
- /mɔrˈtɪʃ ən/
Definitions of mortician word
- noun mortician funeral director. 1
- noun mortician An undertaker. 1
- noun mortician undertaker 1
- countable noun mortician A mortician is a person whose job is to deal with the bodies of people who have died and to arrange funerals. 0
- noun mortician funeral director 0
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Origin of mortician
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1890-95; mort(uary) + -ician
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Parts of speech for Mortician
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mortician popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mortician
noun mortician
- funeral director — a person, usually a licensed embalmer, who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.
- undertaker — funeral director.
- embalmer — One who embalms a corpse; a practicioner of mortuary science.
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