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amort

[ uh-mawrt ]
/ əˈmɔrt /
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adjective Archaic.
spiritless; lifeless.
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Origin of amort

First recorded in1580–90, amort is from French à mort “at (the point of) death.” See a-5, mort1

Words nearby amort

amor patriae, amorph, amorphia, amorphism, amorphous, amort, amortization, amortize, amortizement, Amory, Amos

Other definitions for amort (2 of 2)

amort.
abbreviation
amortization.
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