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adjective
1.
subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
2.
of or pertaining to human beings as subject to death; human: this mortal life.
3.
belonging to this world.
4.
deadly or implacable; relentless: a mortal enemy.
5.
EXPANDsevere, dire, grievous, or bitter: in mortal fear.
6.
causing or liable to cause death; fatal: a mortal wound.
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to the death: mortal combat.
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of or pertaining to death: the mortal hour.
9.
involving spiritual death (opposed to venial): mortal sin.
10.
long and wearisome.
11.
extreme; very great: in a mortal hurry.
12.
COLLAPSEconceivable; possible: of no mortal value to the owners.
noun
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a human being.
14.
the condition of being subject to death.
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Word Origin & History
mortal
mid-14c., "deadly," also "doomed to die," from O.Fr. mortel "destined to die," from L. mortalis "subject to death," from mors (gen. mortis) "death," from PIE base *mor-/*mr- "die" (cf. Skt. mrtih "death," Avestan miryeite "dies," O.Pers. martiya- "man," Armenian meranim "die," Lith. mirtis "mortal man,"
EXPANDGk. brotos "mortal" (hence ambrotos "immortal"), O.C.S. mrutvu "dead," O.Ir. marb, Welsh marw "died," O.E. morþ "murder"). The most widespread IE root for "to die," forming the common word for it except in Gk. and Gmc. The noun meaning "mortal thing or substance" is first recorded 1520s. Related: Mortally.
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Medical Dictionary
mortal mor·tal (môr'tl)
adj.
Liable or subject to death.
Causing death; fatal.
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