MORGUE

morgue, mortuary, dead room

(noun) a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

morgue (plural morgues)

A supercilious or haughty attitude; arrogance.

A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.

The archive and background information division of a newspaper.

Synonyms

• (place for corpses): See mortuary

Source: Wiktionary


Morgue, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A place where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be identified, or claimed by their friends; a deadhouse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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