mortality
mortality /mɔːˈtæl.ə.ti/ aep /mɔːrˈtæl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] FORMAL
1 F0 the way that people do not live for ever: » Her death made him more aware of his own mortality.→ COMPARE IMMORTALITY(Cf. ↑immortality)Thesaurus+: ↑Death and dying2 C2 the number of deaths within a particular society and within a particular period of time: » the mortality rate» Infant mortality is much higher in the poorest areas of the city.Thesaurus+: ↑Death and dying |