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mortuary

/ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/ sustantivo C2

En español: morgue, depósito de cadáveres, funeraria

  1. A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home.
  2. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.

Plural mortuaries

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“You shall see the body at the mortuary, but we have made nothing of it up to now.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 76 · C1
“You can take him to the mortuary now,” he said.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 30 · B2
“Yes, yes, the mortuary deposition.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 321 · C1
Franz and the count descended these, and found themselves in a mortuary chamber.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 403 · C1

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