mortality
[ mawr-tal-i-tee ]
/ mɔrˈtæl ɪ ti /
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noun, plural mor·tal·i·ties.
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Words nearby mortality
Morse taper, mor. sol., mort, mortadella, mortal, mortality, mortality rate, mortality table, mortal mind, mortal sin, mortal sin/venial sin
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British Dictionary definitions for mortality
mortality
/ (mɔːˈtælɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the condition of being mortal
great loss of life, as in war or disaster
the number of deaths in a given period
mankind; humanity
an obsolete word for death
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Medical definitions for mortality
mortality
[ môr-tăl′ĭ-tē ]
n.
The quality or condition of being mortal.
Death rate.
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