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mort

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) mort (noun)
  2. 2) mort (noun)
  3. mort d'ancestor (noun)
  4. all-a-mort (adjective)
  5. le roi est mort, vive le roi (foreign term)

1mort

noun \ˈmȯrt\

Definition of MORT

1
: a note sounded on a hunting horn when a deer is killed
2
: killing 1

Origin of MORT

probably alteration of Middle English mot horn note, from Anglo-French, word, horn note — more at mot
First Known Use: circa 1500

Rhymes with MORT

bort, court, fort, forte, ort, port, Porte, quart, short, skort, snort, sort, sport, swart, thwart, tort, torte, wart, wort

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