mortuary

UK /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/ US /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/

noun 2adj 1

Definitions

adj

Of or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.

noun

A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home.

A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.

VERB + MORTUARY

broke

PREP.

in, into

noun — a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before buria

"You can take him to the mortuary now," he said. "There is nothing more to be learned."

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Tom broke into a mortuary.

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Tom's corpse is in the mortuary now.

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