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Word: Mummy
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (denoting a substance taken from embalmed bodies and used in medicines): from French momie, from medieval Latin mumia and Arabic mūmiyā ‘embalmed body’, perhaps from Persian mūm ‘wax’
ˈmʌmi
(especially in ancient Egypt) a body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treatment with natron and resin, and wrapping in bandages
Short Definition:body of human being that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of internal organs
Examples:- the mummy of Tutankhamen
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