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1. (n.) mortality
the state or condition of being subject to death.
2. mortality
the relative frequency of deaths in a specific population; death rate.
3. mortality
mortal beings collectively; humanity.
4. mortality
death or destruction on a large scale, as from war, plague, or famine.
5. mortality
Obs. death.
Etymology: (1300–50)
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| Definition of 'mortality' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mortality
the quality or state of being mortal
2. (noun) deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate
the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
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1. (noun) mortality
the fact that all people die
Our mortality is part of our destiny.
2. mortality
the number of deaths in a particular place or at a particular time
child mortality rates
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| Definition of 'mortality' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) mortality
the condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying
2. (noun) mortality
human life; the life of a mortal being
3. (noun) mortality
those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human cace; humanity; human nature
4. (noun) mortality
death; destruction
5. (noun) mortality
the whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming
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| Definition of 'mortality' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. mortality
All deaths reported in a given population.
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Sense: the state of being mortal.
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 Afrikaans: sterflikheid |
 Arabic: فَناء، وفاة |
 Bulgarian: смъртност |
 Brazilian: mortalidade |
 Czech: smrtelnost |
 German: die Sterblichkeit |
 Danish: dødelighed |
 Greek: θνητότητα |
 Spanish: mortalidad |
 Estonian: surelikkus |
 Farsi: بطور کشنده |
 Finnish: kuolevaisuus |
 French: mortalité |
 Hebrew: לִהיוֹת בֵּן-תְּמוּתָה |
 Hindi: मृत्यु |
 Croatian: smrt |
 Hungarian: halandóság; halálozás |
 Indonesian: kefanaan |
 Icelandic: dauðleiki |
 Italian: mortalità |
 Japanese: 死を免れないこと |
 Korean: 죽을 운명 |
 Lithuanian: mirtingumas |
 Latvian: mirstīgums |
 Malay: kemanusiaan |
 Dutch: sterfelijkheid |
 Norwegian: dødelighet |
 Polish: śmiertelność |
 Persian: بطور کشنده |
 Pashto: په وژونكى ډول |
 Portuguese: mortalidade |
 Romanian: mortalitate |
 Russian: смертельность |
 Slovak: smrteľnosť |
 Slovenian: smrtnost |
 Serbian: smrtnost |
 Swedish: dödlighet |
 Thai: ภาวะที่ต้องตาย |
 Turkish: ölümlülük |
 Taiwanese: 生命有限 |
 Ukrainian: смертність |
 Urdu: فنا پزیری |
 Vietnamese: sự tử vong |
 Chinese: 致命性 |
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