mortuary

1350–1400; Middle English mortuarie<Medieval Latin mortuārium, noun use of neuter of Latin mortuārius of the dead, equivalent to mortu(us) dead + -ārius-ary

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pre·mor·tu·ar·y, adjective

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mortling, mortmain, Morton, Morton Grove, mortsafe, mortuary, morula, morwong, moryah, MOS, mosaic

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There’s like a “show me the long form birth certificate” version of my mortuary school degree.
How to Be Better at Death (Ep. 450)|Maria Konnikova|February 4, 2021|Freakonomics
Well over 50 percent of mortuary school graduates are women now.
How to Be Better at Death (Ep. 450)|Maria Konnikova|February 4, 2021|Freakonomics
Many mortuaries have had to turn away grieving families because they're at capacity, the owner of Los Angeles Funeral Service told ABC News.
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Turns out my former mortuary polling place has lots of company.
Five Ways the November Election Could Be Odder Than Ever|Randy Dotinga|July 13, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Having spent 11 hours in cold storage, she began moving around within her body bag, where mortuary staff found her alive and well.
What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After fifteen minutes of CPR he is pronounced dead and taken to a mortuary, where attendants see him breathing.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maddox served in Iraq as a mortuary affairs specialist during the 2004 siege of Fallujah.
‘Degree Mills’ Are Exploiting Veterans and Making Millions Off the GI Bill|Aaron Glantz|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Stars Stripes article included a photo of the soldiers arriving at the port mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
How the Dead Come Home From Afghanistan|Nick Willard|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One “gallant old doctor” says he finds it unsuitable she is in a mortuary.
Death Became Her: Molly Lefebure’s Wartime Years of Murder and Suicide|Tim Teeman|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It lay in a rough wooden shell coffin, in a dark hole attached to an old city church, and used as a mortuary.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson
At the entrance to the graveyard is the lich-gate and mortuary, where many wrecked seamen were taken for burial.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
It was the mortuary ground of these Indians that occupied the only level spot we could get for the block-house.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete|General Philip Henry Sheridan
In the mortuary of a large hospital the scene presented was too horrible for detailed description.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
In the mortuary chapel is a rudely carved and painted wooden statue of Haimon holding the dragon's tongue in his hand.
Tyrol and its People|Clive Holland

British Dictionary definitions for mortuary

mortuary

/ (ˈmɔːtʃʊərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

Also called: morgue a building where dead bodies are kept before cremation or burial

adjective

of or relating to death or burial

Word Origin for mortuary

C14 (as n, a funeral gift to a parish priest): via Medieval Latin mortuārium (n) from Latin mortuārius of the dead

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