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When Katrina struck in 2005, roughly 300 deaths were recorded at hospitals, long-term care facilities and in nursing homes, according to a recently published study of death certificates and disaster mortuary team records. Many of them might have been saved if they had been evacuated sooner.
Sheri Fink

Meaning of "mortuary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORTUARY

(As n, a funeral gift to a parish priest): via Medieval Latin mortuārium (n) from Latin mortuārius of the dead.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MORTUARY

mortuary  [ˈmɔːtʃʊərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORTUARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mortuary can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MORTUARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mortuary

Morgue

A morgue or mortuary is used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification, or removal for autopsy or disposal by burial, cremation or otherwise. In modern times they have customarily been refrigerated to delay decomposition.

Definition of mortuary in the English dictionary

The definition of mortuary in the dictionary is Also called: morgue. a building where dead bodies are kept before cremation or burial. Other definition of mortuary is of or relating to death or burial.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MORTUARY


abortuary
əˈbɔːtʃʊərɪ
actuary
ˈæktʃʊərɪ
Bowery
ˈbaʊərɪ
brewery
ˈbrʊərɪ
curie
ˈkjʊərɪ
estuary
ˈɛstjʊərɪ
February
ˈfɛbrʊərɪ
flowery
ˈflaʊərɪ
fury
ˈfjʊərɪ
January
ˈdʒænjʊərɪ
jury
ˈdʒʊərɪ
lowery
ˈlaʊərɪ
matsuri
mætˈsʊərɪ
Missouri
mɪˈzʊərɪ
Nuri
ˈnʊərɪ
obituary
əˈbɪtjʊərɪ
promptuary
ˈprɒmptʃʊərɪ
sanctuary
ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ
tandoori
tænˈdʊərɪ
Venturi
vɛnˈtjʊərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORTUARY

mortiferousness
mortific
mortification
mortified
mortifier
mortifies
mortify
mortifying
mortifyingly
Mortimer
mortise
mortise and tenon joint
mortise lock
mortiser
mortling
mortmain
Morton
mortsafe
mortuaries
morula

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORTUARY

animal sanctuary
antiquary
bird sanctuary
electuary
fructuary
noctuary
ossuary
quaestuary
reliquary
residuary
river estuary
statuary
sumptuary
textuary
tumultuary
usufructuary
voluptuary
wildlife sanctuary

Synonyms and antonyms of mortuary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MORTUARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mortuary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mortuary

Translation of «mortuary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORTUARY

Find out the translation of mortuary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mortuary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mortuary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

停尸房
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

depósito de cadáveres
570 millions of speakers

English

mortuary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुर्दाघर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشرحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

морг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

necrotério
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমাধিসংক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

morgue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mayat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leichenhalle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死体仮置場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영안실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mortuary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đám ma
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சவக்கிடங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शवगृह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

morg
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obitorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogrzebowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

морг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mortuar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκροτομείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lykshuis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bårhus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

likhus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mortuary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORTUARY»

The term «mortuary» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.924 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORTUARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mortuary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mortuary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mortuary

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2 QUOTES WITH «MORTUARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mortuary.
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Andrew Buchan
Very little gets offered to me. I have to audition and bawl my eyes out. For 'Broadchurch,' the scene was Danny lying on the mortuary table. I can't remember the last audition I had where I didn't come out drenched in sweat, puffy-eyed.
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Sheri Fink
When Katrina struck in 2005, roughly 300 deaths were recorded at hospitals, long-term care facilities and in nursing homes, according to a recently published study of death certificates and disaster mortuary team records. Many of them might have been saved if they had been evacuated sooner.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORTUARY»

Discover the use of mortuary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mortuary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mortuary Confidential: Undertakers Spill the Dirt
From rookie mistakes and runaway corpses to screaming dead men and unusual requests, a collection of stories by funeral directors.
Kenneth McKenzie, Todd Harra, 2010
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Facilities for Mortuary and Post-Mortem Room Services
This third edition of the publication builds on and replaces the second edition published in 2001 (ISBN 0113224605).
‎2005
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Port Mortuary
The world's bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell presents an extraordinary novel in which Kay Scarpetta is confronted with a case that could ruin her professionally-and personally.
Patricia Cornwell, 2010
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Celebrations of Death: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual
This revised edition of a cross-cultural study of rituals surrounding death has become a standard text in anthropology, sociology, and religion.
Peter Metcalf, Richard Huntington, 1991
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Choosing a Career in Mortuary Science and the Funeral Industry
Explores career opportunities for those interested in becoming a funeral director, embalmer, coroner, medical examiner, or pathologist.
Nancy Stair, 2002
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Approaches to the social dimensions of mortuary practices
Afrika - Sozialgeschichte/Alltag - Grab/Gräberfeld.
James Allison Brown, American Anthropological Association, 1971
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Uncovering Identity in Mortuary Analysis: ...
This volume presents a sophisticated set of archival, forensic, and excavation methods to identify both individuals and group affiliations—cultural, religious, and organizational—in a multiethnic historical cemetery.
Michael Heilen, 2012
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Regional Approaches to Mortuary Analysis
In this volume, archaeologists offer a new direction for burial research by expanding the models for mortuary analysis from a site-specific to a regional level.
Lane Anderson Beck, 2013
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Mortuary Monuments and Burial Grounds of the Historic Period
This book provides a chronological outline of the history of mortuary research from before the 18th century to post-World War I, as well as a discussion of the current state of knowledge and a practical guide to studying historic mortuary ...
H. C. Mytum, 2003
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Mummies and Mortuary Monuments: A Postprocessual Prehistory ...
In this boldly revisionist book, however, William Isbell persuasively argues that the ayllu developed during the latter half of the Early Intermediate Period (around A.D. 200) as a means of resistance to the process of state formation.
William H. Isbell, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORTUARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mortuary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Weird bar Goldstein's Mortuary & Delicatessen opens in Tower
Goldstein's Mortuary & Delicatessen co-owners Ephiram Bosse, 39, left, and Craig Johnson, 39, in the Tower District in Fresno,. | SILVIA ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
2
Masters, former funeral director at Woods Mortuary, dies
Joe Masters worked at The Wood Mortuary as a teenager and, except for a tour of duty with the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, spent his ... «GreerToday, Jul 15»
3
Hillsborough inquests - could victims put in a mortuary have been …
Victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster may have been put with dead bodies in a temporary mortuary while they were still alive, inquests ... «Socialist Worker, Jul 15»
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CMCH seeks additional Rs. 44 lakh to complete modern mortuary
Once completed, the new mortuary would have facilities that would aid police inquiry as ... The existing mortuary can accommodate 18 bodies. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Duggan Dolan Mortuary death notice for July 19
Relatives and friends may call Thursday after 12:00pm in the Chapel of Duggan Dolan Mortuary. Funeral services will be celebrated at 1:00PM ... «Montana Standard, Jul 15»
6
Williams Mortuary wins Dr. Lott's Coach-Pitch championship
William Mortuary captured the City League Coach-Pitch baseball championship crown Friday night with a 14-12 win over the Smith 84E ... «Dailyleader, Jul 15»
7
Mortuary awaits inauguration
This was necessitated as the small building of the old mortuary in the GH ... The new mortuary with all electrical facilities, separate room for ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Goldstein's Mortuary and Delicatessen opens in Fresno; not a …
Goldstein's Mortuary and Delicatessen is located at Wishon and Olive avenues. The business gets its name from the character Emmanuel ... «ABC30.com, Jul 15»
9
Broussard's Mortuary appoints first-ever female GM
Jayme Broussard Toeppich was named general manager of Broussard's Mortuary on Monday by the company's board of directors. Toeppich is ... «Beaumont Enterprise, Jul 15»
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Duggan Dolan Mortuary death notices for July 18
STANISICH — Funeral services for Mr. Don Stanisich will be conducted this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, with ... «Montana Standard, Jul 15»

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