mort

¹

[mawrt]

noun

1. Hunting.,  the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.

2. Obsolete.,  death.

mort

²

[mawrt]

noun

1. a three-year-old salmon.

mort

³

[mawrt]

noun

British Dialect.

1. lard.

Mort

⁴

[mawrt]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Mortimer or Morton.

mort

¹

/ mɔːt /

noun

1. a call blown on a hunting horn to signify the death of the animal hunted

mort

²

/ mɔːt /

noun

1. a great deal; a great many

Word History and Origins

Origin of mort¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, Old French, from Latin mort- (stem of mors ) “death”

Origin of mort²

First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain

Origin of mort³

First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of mort¹

C16: via Old French from Latin mors death

Origin of mort²

possibly a shortened form of _mortal used as an intensifier

Example Sentences

"We will miss him dearly," co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said in a statement.

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In a 1959 Time article, the magazine described Lehrer and fellow comedians Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl as the symbols of a new “sick” comedy.

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His brother Sheldon Thibou, 25, was found guilty of violent disorder and assaulting PC Oliver Mort, who tried to intervene.

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A third brother, Shaeim Thibou, 22, was cleared of violent disorder but convicted of assaulting PC Mort.

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Got it, we’re not here to get serious — and as the overbearing moans make us wonder if they mean pleasure or pain, it’s a cheeky reminder that there would be no la petite mort without la mort.

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Related Words

• death 
• decease 
• demise 
• end 
• expiration 
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• passing