à la mort
Americanadjective
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mortally ill.
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melancholy; dispirited.
adverb
Etymology
Origin of à la mort
Literally, “to the death”
Example Sentences
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“Then I know them: à la vie et à la mort; is it not so?”
From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John
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