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Definitions for mortality
mɔrˈtæl ɪ timor·tal·i·ty
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mortality.
Princeton's WordNet
mortalitynoun
the quality or state of being mortal
deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality ratenoun
the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Wiktionary
mortalitynoun
The condition of being susceptible to death
mortalitynoun
The death rate of a population
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Mortalitynoun
Etymology: from mortal.
I point out mistakes in life and religion, that we might guard against the springs of error, guilt, and sorrow, which surround us in every state of mortality. Isaac Watts, Logick.
I beg mortality,
Rather than life preserv’d with infamy. William Shakespeare.Gladly would I meet
Mortality my sentence. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.Mortality and mercy in Vienna
Live in thy tongue and heart. William Shakespeare, Meas. for Measure.The rise of keeping those accounts first began in the year 1592, being a time of great mortality. John Graunt.
A single vision so transports them, that it makes up the happiness of their lives; mortality cannot bear it often. Dryd.
Take these tears, mortality ’s relief,
And till we share your joys, forgive our grief. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Mortality
Mortality is the state of being mortal, or susceptible to death; the opposite of immortality.
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mortality
Mortality typically refers to the state of being mortal or susceptible to death. However, in a broader or statistical context, it relates to the number of deaths in a specific population or area during a particular period, usually calculated as a mortality rate.
Webster Dictionary
Mortalitynoun
the condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying
Mortalitynoun
human life; the life of a mortal being
Mortalitynoun
those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human cace; humanity; human nature
Mortalitynoun
death; destruction
Mortalitynoun
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
Etymology: [L. mortalitas: cf. F. mortalit.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Mortality
All deaths reported in a given population.
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Rank popularity for the word 'mortality' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4030
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Rank popularity for the word 'mortality' in Nouns Frequency: #1674
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mortality in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mortality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of mortality in a Sentence
In terms of preterm birth and infant mortality, the United States has the highest rates of any of the developed nations, our rates are more similar to that of developing nations. So the message, from my point of view, is that we cannot be complacent.
That's primarily because the population is getting older, the mortality rate of older people is getting higher.
Napping could reflect underlying ill-health( fatigue, tiredness) eventually leading to morbidity and mortality, could be a proxy for sleep deprivation, as a compensatory catch-up mechanism, or could also be a symptom of circadian misalignment.
We were surprised to find neither treatment had a significant effect on survival after the first month, and the mortality rate after one year is alarmingly high.
We really don't know much at all about what causes these cancers, we've had a great impact on mortality because of improvements in treatment and hopefully that will continue but I think there is room for improvement in understanding the etiology of these cancers and trying to prevent their occurrence.
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- mortalitatCatalan, Valencian
- smrtelnostCzech
- dødelighedDanish
- Sterbeziffer, Mortalitätsziffer, Sterblichkeit, MortalitätGerman
- θνησιμότηταGreek
- mortecoEsperanto
- mortalidadSpanish
- kuolleisuus, kuolevaisuusFinnish
- mortalité, condition mortelleFrench
- básmhaireachtIrish
- mortalidadeGalician
- halandóságHungarian
- mortalitàItalian
- 必滅, 死亡率Japanese
- 사망Korean
- mortale est,Latin
- ອັດຕາການຕາຍLao
- mortalitiMalay
- dødsrate, dødelighetNorwegian
- mortaliteit, sterfelijkheidDutch
- dødelegheit, dødsrate, døyelegheitNorwegian Nynorsk
- dødelighetNorwegian
- śmiertelnośćPolish
- mortalidadePortuguese
- смертностьRussian
- smrtnostSerbo-Croatian
- dødlighet, dödlighetSwedish
- இறப்புTamil
- ölümlülükTurkish
- deadöfVolapük
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