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mortuary

DEFINITIONS OF: mortuary

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n a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

Synonyms:
dead room, morgue
Types:
crematorium, crematory
a mortuary where corpses are cremated
funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral home, funeral parlor, funeral parlour, funeral-residence
a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
Type of:
building, edifice
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

adj of or relating to or characteristic of death

adj of or relating to a funeral

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