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单词 mortuary
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mor•tu•ar•y /ˈmɔrtʃuˌɛri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ar•ies. 
  1. a building or business where the bodies of the dead are prepared for burial or cremation and for viewing, and where services are often held.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mor•tu•ar•y  (môrcho̅o̅ er′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ar•ies, adj. 
n. 
  1. See funeral home. 
  2. British Termsa customary gift formerly claimed by and due to the incumbent of a parish in England from the estate of a deceased parishioner.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to the burial of the dead.
  2. pertaining to or connected with death.
  • Medieval Latin mortuārium, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin mortuārius of the dead, equivalent. to mortu(us) dead + -ārius -ary
  • Middle English mortuarie 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mortuary /ˈmɔːtʃʊərɪ/ n ( pl -aries)

  1. Also called: morgue a building where dead bodies are kept before cremation or burial
adj
  1. of or relating to death or burial
Etymology: 14th Century (as n, a funeral gift to a parish priest): via Medieval Latin mortuārium (n) from Latin mortuārius of the dead
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