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antemortem

or an·te-mor·tem, an·te mor·tem

[ an-tee-mawr-tuhm ]

adjective

  1. before death:

    She made an antemortem confession.

    In commercial sheep flocks, diagnosis of endometritis is seldom made antemortem, and treatment is generally impractical.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of antemortem1

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1880–85

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