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- Dictionarymortality/mɔːˈtalɪti/
noun
- 1. the state of being subject to death: "the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality" Similar Opposite
- 2. death, especially on a large scale: "the causes of mortality among infants and young children" Similar
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MORTALITY definition: 1. the way that people do not live for ever: 2. the number of deaths within a particular society…. Learn more.
: the number of deaths in a population during a given time or place : the proportion of deaths to population : mortality rate
5 meanings: 1. the condition of being mortal 2. great loss of life, as in war or disaster 3. the number of deaths in a given.... Click for more definitions.
MORTALITY meaning: 1. the way that people do not live for ever: 2. the number of deaths within a particular society…. Learn more.
MORTALITY definition: 1. the number of deaths at a particular time or in a particular place: 2. the way that people do…. Learn more.
Mortality definition: the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.. See examples of MORTALITY used in a sentence.
Definition of mortality noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mortality is the quality of being mortal, or the reality of death. It's not easy for most people to come to terms with their own mortality, or the fact that they really will die someday.
MORTALITY meaning: 1 : 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; 2 : the death of a person, animal, etc.
1. The quality or condition of being mortal. 2. Mortals considered as a group; the human race. 3. Death, especially of large numbers; heavy loss of life: the mortality wrought by an epidemic. 4. Death rate. 5. The rate of failure or loss: the high mortality among family-run farms.
