antemortem

or an·te-mor·tem, an·te mor·tem

[ an-tee-mawr-tuh m ]

/ ˌæn tiˈmɔr təm /

adjective

before death: an antemortem confession.

Nearby words

antegrade, antegrade urography, antehall, antelope, antemeridian, antemortem, antemundane, antenatal, antenave, antenna, antenna array

Origin of antemortem

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1880–85

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Examples from the Web for ante-mortem

How much better is ante-mortem charity than post-mortem beneficence.
Brave Men and Women|O.E. Fuller
The dying swan may not sing, but there is no doubt about the ante-mortem Valkyrie song of the whale.
The New North|Agnes Deans Cameron
A hush came upon them,53 for it was seen that he was intending to make some kind of an ante-mortem statement.
Whilomville Stories|Stephen Crane
If we are to be stuffed, we prefer to have it an ante-mortem performance, don't we, little dog?
The Master-Knot of Human Fate|Ellis Meredith

Greyerson says so, at least, and when I didn't believe him he called in Hartt and Bushnell to hold my ante-mortem.
The Destroying Angel|Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for ante-mortem

ante-mortem

adjective, adverb

(esp in legal or medical contexts) before death

Word Origin for ante-mortem

Latin

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antemortem

or an·te-mor·tem, an·te mor·tem

adjective

Nearby words

Origin of antemortem

Examples from the Web for ante-mortem

British Dictionary definitions for ante-mortem

ante-mortem

adjective, adverb

Word Origin for ante-mortem

Medicine definitions for ante-mortem

antemortem

adj.