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in the article of death

in the article of death prepositional phrase: at the point of death.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (obsolete) At the point of death.

Synonyms of in the article of death

Origin of in the article of death

Calque of Latin in articulō mortis.

Questions about in the article of death

What does in the article of death mean?
In the article of death means at the point of death.
What part of speech is in the article of death?
In the article of death is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the article of death in the dictionary

  1. in the aggregate
  2. in the air
  3. in the altogether
  4. in the arms of Morpheus
  5. in the arms of Murphy
  6. in the article of death
  7. in the ascendant
  8. in the back seat
  9. in the bag
  10. in the ballpark
  11. in the bargain

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