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mortality
noun
-
mortality
the
fact
that
all
living
things
,
especially
people
,
must
eventually
die
•
Thinking
about
their
own
mortality
made
them
appreciate
each
day
more
.
Thinking
about
their
own
mortality
made
them
appreciate
each
day
more
.
•
The
ancient
poem
explores
the
themes
of
love
and
mortality
.
The
ancient
poem
explores
the
themes
of
love
and
mortality
.
From
Middle
French
mortalité
,
ultimately
from
Latin
mortālitās
(“
state
of
being
mortal
”).
noun
-
mortality
,
mortalities
the
number
of
deaths
in
a
particular
group
or
during
a
specific
period
,
often
expressed
as
a
rate
•
Improvements
in
sanitation
have
reduced
child
mortality
worldwide
.
Improvements
in
sanitation
have
reduced
child
mortality
worldwide
.
•
The
report
showed
higher
mortality
among
patients
who
skipped
their
medication
.
The
report
showed
higher
mortality
among
patients
who
skipped
their
medication
.
Extended
from
the
general
sense
of
‘
being
mortal
’
to
statistical
counting
of
deaths
in
the
mid-17th
century
.
