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| mor·tal [ máwrt'l ] |
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1. human: relating to human beings
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2. eventually dying: certain to die eventually
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3. fatal: causing death
  a mortal blow
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4. continuing until somebody dies: continuing, or intended to continue, until somebody dies
mortal combat
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5. of death: relating to or accompanying death
in mortal agony
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6. extremely hated: being the object of somebody's unrelenting hatred
his mortal enemy
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7. intense: intensely felt
mortal fear
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8. conceivable: being within the bounds of what is imaginable or possible
What mortal reason could there be for him to leave like that?
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adjective,
adverb |
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used for emphasis: used for emphasis, and sometimes indicating that the speaker is frustrated or annoyed
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dated
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noun (plural mor·tals) |
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human being: a human being, who will eventually die
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin mortalis< mors "death"] |
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