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   mortality

   /mɔːˈtalɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the state of being subject to death: "the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality" Similar impermanencetemporalitytransienceephemeralityimpermanencyperishabilityhumanitycorporealityearthlinessrare:corporalityOpposite immortality
   • 2. death, especially on a large scale: "the causes of mortality among infants and young children" Similar deathloss of lifedying
   • ▪ the number of deaths in a given area or period, or from a particular cause: "post-operative mortality was 90 per cent for some operations" Similar impermanencetemporalitytransienceephemeralityimpermanencyperishabilityhumanitycorporealityearthlinessrare:corporalityOpposite immortality

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin mortalitas, from mortalis (see mortal).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMORTALITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mortalityMortality Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : the number of deaths in a population during a given time or place : the proportion of deaths to population : mortality rate

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › mortalityMORTALITY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Mortality definition: the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.. See examples of MORTALITY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMORTALITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MORTALITY meaning: 1. the way that people do not live for ever: 2. the number of deaths within a particular society…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of mortality – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   MORTALITY definition: 1. the number of deaths at a particular time or in a particular place: 2. the way that people do…. Learn more.

7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › mortalityMortality Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMORTALITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.