Mortuary - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |ˈmɔːrtʃʊerɪ|  American pronunciation of the word mortuary
Brit.  |mɔːtʃʊrɪ|  British pronunciation of the word mortuary

noun

- a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation (syn: morgue)

adjective

- of or relating to or characteristic of death
- of or relating to a funeral

Extra examples

...the huge department store's mortuary atmosphere in its sad, last weeks of operation...

Those who watched in the mortuary room were relayed every ten minutes.

His body was taken to Brighton mortuary for identification.

Word forms

noun
singular: mortuary
plural: mortuaries
Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×