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death book

death book noun: a book that records deaths which have occurred in a particular community, or under the watch of a particular surgeon, etc.

Noun

death book (plural death books)

  1. A book that records deaths which have occurred in a particular community, or under the watch of a particular surgeon, etc.

Forms of death book

pluraldeath books
alternative formdeathbook

Origin of death book

From death + book.

Questions about death book

What does death book mean?
Death book means a book that records deaths which have occurred in a particular community, or under the watch of a particular surgeon, etc.
What part of speech is death book?
Death book is a noun.
What is the plural of death book?
The plural of death book is death books.

Words near death book in the dictionary

  1. death beds
  2. death bell
  3. death bells
  4. death blow
  5. death blows
  6. death book
  7. death books
  8. death by a thousand cuts
  9. death by a thousand paper cuts
  10. death by a thousand papercuts
  11. death by chocolate

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