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- [mawr-choo-er-ee]
- /ˈmɔr tʃuˌɛr i/
- /ˈmɔː.tjʊ.ri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mawr-choo-er-ee]
- /ˈmɔr tʃuˌɛr i/
Definitions of mortuary word
- noun plural mortuary funeral home. 1
- noun plural mortuary a customary gift formerly claimed by and due to the incumbent of a parish in England from the estate of a deceased parishioner. 1
- adjective mortuary of or relating to the burial of the dead. 1
- adjective mortuary pertaining to or connected with death. 1
- noun mortuary A funeral home or morgue. 1
- abbreviation MORTUARY morgue 1
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Origin of mortuary
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English mortuarie < Medieval Latin mortuārium, noun use of neuter of Latin mortuārius of the dead, equivalent to mortu(us) dead + -ārius -ary
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Parts of speech for Mortuary
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mortuary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".
mortuary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mortuary
noun mortuary
- morgue — a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.
- charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
- crematory — A crematory is the same as a crematorium.
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
adjective mortuary
- necrotic — death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- corpselike — Resembling a corpse.
- lethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- ghastly — shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- wraithlike — an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.
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