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pre mortem

pre mortem is the alternative spelling of premortem.

Meaning of premortem

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

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Questions about pre mortem

What is pre mortem the alternative spelling of?
Pre mortem is the alternative spelling of premortem.

Words near pre mortem in the dictionary

  1. PRD
  2. prDNA
  3. prDNAs
  4. pre
  5. pre cum
  6. pre mortem
  7. pre-
  8. pre-abelian category
  9. pre-Abrahamic
  10. pre-acquired
  11. pre-action

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