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premortuary

premortuary adjective: before funeral rites.

Adjective

premortuary (not comparable)

  1. Before funeral rites.

Origin of premortuary

From pre- + mortuary.

Questions about premortuary

What does premortuary mean?
Premortuary means before funeral rites.
What part of speech is premortuary?
Premortuary is an adjective.

Words near premortuary in the dictionary

  1. premorning
  2. premorse
  3. premortal
  4. premortem
  5. premortems
  6. premortuary
  7. Premos
  8. premosaic
  9. premotion
  10. premotions
  11. premotoneuron

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