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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymor·tu·ary I \ˈmȯr-chə-ˌwer-ē, -chü-ˌer-\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin mortuarius of the dead, from mortuus dead DATE 15141. of or relating to the burial of the dead2. of, relating to, or characteristic of death II noun (plural -ar·ies) DATE 1865: a place in which dead bodies are kept until burial; especially :funeral homeEnglish Etymologymortuary early 14c., from Anglo-Fr. mortuarie "gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner," from M.L. mortuarium, from neut. of mortuarius "pertaining to the dead," from L. mortuus, pp. of mori"to die" (see mortal). Meaning "place where bodies are kept temporarily" first recorded 1865, a euphemism for earlier deadhouse.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7mortuarymor·tu·ary / 5mC:tFEri; NAmE 5mC:rtFueri / noun(pl. -ies)1. a room or building, for example part of a hospital, in which dead bodies are kept before they are buried or cremated (= burned) 太平间；停尸房2. (NAmE) = funeral parlour ⇨ compare morgue (1) Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: adjective Synonyms: SEPULCHRAL 1, tumularyWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedmor·tu·aryI. \ˈmȯ(r)chəˌwerē, -ri\ noun(-es)Etymology: Middle English mortuarie, from Medieval Latin mortuarium, from Latin, neuter of mortuarius, adjective1. : corsepresent2. : a place in which dead bodies are kept until burial; especially :funeral homeII. adjectiveEtymology: Latin mortuarius of the dead, from mortuus dead (past participle of mori to die) + -arius -ary1. : of or relating to the burial of the dead < ropes, palls, velvet, ostrich feathers, and other mortuaryproperties — W.M.Thackeray > < mortuary arrangements >2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of death < it continues to receive a kind of mortuary tribute in the schoolroom — Clifton Fadiman > < an embalmed darkness, a darkness at once soothing and mortuary — R.M.Adams >

Mortuary Dead From Adjective Relating Bodies Of Noun