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1. (adj.) mortuary
of or pertaining to burial of the dead.
2. mortuary
pertaining to or connected with death.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML mortuārium, n. use of neut. of L mortuārius of the dead =mortu(us) dead +-ārius -ary)
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1. (adj) morgue, mortuary, dead room
a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
2. (adj) mortuary
of or relating to or characteristic of death
3. (adj) mortuary
of or relating to a funeral
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) mortuary
a sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty
2. (adj) mortuary
a burial place; a place for the dead
3. (adj) mortuary
a place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue
4. (adj) mortuary
of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments
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Sense: a building or room eg in a hospital, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation.
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 Afrikaans: lykskamer |
 Arabic: مكان حِفْظ جُثَث المَوتى |
 Bulgarian: погребален |
 Brazilian: mortuário |
 Czech: márnice |
 German: die Leichenhalle |
 Danish: kapel |
 Greek: νεκροθάλαμος, νεκροτομείο |
 Spanish: depósito de cadáveres |
 Estonian: surnukamber |
 Farsi: مرده شوى خانه |
 Finnish: ruumishuone |
 French: morgue |
 Hebrew: חֲדַר מֵתִים |
 Hindi: मुर्दाघर, मुरदाघर |
 Croatian: mrtvačnica |
 Hungarian: halottasház, tetemnéző |
 Indonesian: kamar mayat |
 Icelandic: líkhús |
 Italian: obitorio, camera mortuari |
 Japanese: 死体仮置場 |
 Korean: 영안실 |
 Lithuanian: lavoninė |
 Latvian: kapliča; morgs |
 Malay: rumah mayat |
 Dutch: lijkenkamer |
 Norwegian: likkapell; begravelsesbyr |
 Polish: kostnica |
 Persian: مرده شوى خانه |
 Pashto: د مړو دپريمينځلو ځاى |
 Portuguese: mortuário |
 Romanian: morgă |
 Russian: морг |
 Slovak: márnica |
 Slovenian: mrtvašnica |
 Serbian: mrtvačnica |
 Swedish: bårhus |
 Thai: ห้องดับจิต |
 Turkish: morg, cenaze evi |
 Taiwanese: 停屍間 |
 Ukrainian: покійницька, морг |
 Urdu: مردہ خانہ |
 Vietnamese: nhà xác |
 Chinese: 停尸房 |
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