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Word: Morgue
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French, originally the name of a building in Paris where bodies were kept until identified
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mɔːɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a mortuary
Short Definition:mortuary
Examples:- the cadavers were bagged and removed to the city morgue
Definition:
a newspaper's collection of miscellaneous information for use in future obituaries
Short Definition:newspaper's collection of miscellaneous information for use in future obituaries
Examples:- a full-time obituaries editor in charge of the morgue
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