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mortuary

/ˈmɔːtʃuːˌeɹi/MAWR-choo-eh-ree
/ˈmɔɹtʃuˌɛɹi/MAWR-choo-eh-ree

Meaningof the dead

Common meaning: a place where bodies are kept before burial

Journey through time

  1. Latinmors, mortis‘death’
  2. Englishmortuary‘a place where bodies are kept before burial’ · today

mort also in: mortalmortifymortgageimmortal

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin mors ‘death’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mors, p. 1166 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry MORTGAGE, p. 378 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

immortalmortalmortgagemortify

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