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mortality
noun mor·tal·i·ty \mȯr-ˈta-lə-tē\
: the quality or state of being a person or thing that is alive and therefore certain to die : the quality or state of being mortal
: the death of a person, animal, etc.
: the number of deaths that occur in a particular time or place
Full Definition of MORTALITY
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: the quality or state of being mortal
2
: the death of large numbers (as of people or animals)
3
archaic : death
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: the human race
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a : the number of deaths in a given time or place b : the proportion of deaths to population c : the number lost or the rate of loss or failure
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First Known Use of MORTALITY
14th century
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Rhymes with MORTALITY
anality, banality, brutality, carnality, causality, centrality, extrality, fatality, feudality, finality, formality, frontality, frugality, legality, lethality, locality, mentality, modality, morality, nasality, natality, neutrality, nodality, orality, plurality, primality, rascality, reality, regality, rurality, sodality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality
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mortality
noun mor·tal·i·ty \mȯr-ˈtal-ət-ē\
plural mor·tal·i·ties
Medical Definition of MORTALITY
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: the quality or state of being mortal
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a : the number of deaths in a given time or place b : the proportion of deaths to population : death rate—called also mortality rate; compare fertility 2, morbidity 2
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