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antemortem

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an⋅te⋅mor⋅tem

  [an-tee-mawr-tuhm]
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–adjective
before death: an antemortem confession.
Also, ante-mortem, ante mortem.

Origin:
1880–85; < L
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an·te·mor·tem   (ān'tē-môr'təm)   
adj.  Preceding death.

[Latin ante, before; see ante- + mortem, accusative of mors, mort-, death; see mortal.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: an·te·mor·tem
Pronunciation: -'mort-&m
Function: adjective
: preceding death
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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antemortem an·te·mor·tem (ān'tē-môr'təm)
adj.
Before death.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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