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| mor·tu·ar·y [ máwrchoo èrree ] |
noun (plural mor·tu·ar·ies) |
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place for dead bodies: a room or building in which dead bodies are kept until they are buried or cremated
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adjective |
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relating to death: relating to death or funerals
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| [14th century. Directly or via Anglo-Norman mortuarie< Latin mortuarius< mortuus "dead," past participle of mori "die"] |
