mortality

[ mawr-tal-i-tee ]
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noun,plural mor·tal·i·ties.
  1. the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.

  2. the relative frequency of deaths in a specific population; death rate.

  1. mortal beings collectively; humanity.

  2. death or destruction on a large scale, as from war, plague, or famine.

  3. Obsolete. death.

Origin of mortality

1
1300–50; Middle English mortalite<Middle French <Latin mortālitās.See mortal, -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for mortality

mortality

/ (mɔːˈtælɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the condition of being mortal

  2. great loss of life, as in war or disaster

  1. the number of deaths in a given period

  2. mankind; humanity

  3. an obsolete word for death

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