præ-mortem

Adjective

premortem (not comparable)

1. Before death.
   • Reappearing, tape-measure in hand, he went into the bedroom and took slow and accurate measurements, whistling delightedly to find that his pre-mortem theoretical calculations and post-mortem practical measurements hardly varied.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 126

   Synonyms:

   antemortem, anthumous, predeath, prehumous

   Antonyms:

   posthumous, post mortem

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