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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mor·ti·cian ETYMOLOGY Latin mort-, mors death DATE 1895 : undertaker 2English Etymology mortician 1895, Amer.Eng., coined from mort(uary) + -ician, as in physician."The word 'mortician' is a recent innovation due to a need felt by undertakers for a word more in keeping with, and descriptive of, their calling." ["Literary Digest," Jan. 16, 1915] Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 mortician mor·ti·cian / mC:5tiFn; NAmE mC:r5t- / noun(NAmE) = undertaker Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun one whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals FF1C;morticians must be certifiedFF1E; Synonyms: funeral director, undertaker Related Words: embalmer Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mor·ti·cian \mȯ(r)ˈtishən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin mort-, mors death + English -ician — more at mortal : funeral director < saw the old Victorian houses taken over by morticians and auto showrooms — Time > < on the scene appears a solemn mortician — Robert Frost > |
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