mortality
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noun \mȯr-ˈta-lə-tē\Definition of MORTALITY
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: the quality or state of being mortal
2
: the death of large numbers (as of people or animals)
3
archaic : death
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: the human race
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a : the number of deaths in a given time or place b : the proportion of deaths to population c : the number lost or the rate of loss or failure
See Examples of MORTALITY
- a leading cause of mortality
First Known Use of MORTALITY
14th century
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Rhymes with MORTALITY
anality, banality, brutality, carnality, causality, centrality, extrality, fatality, feudality, finality, formality, frontality, frugality, legality, lethality, locality, mentality, modality, morality, nasality, natality, neutrality, nodality, orality, plurality, primality, rascality, reality, regality, rurality, sodality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality
mor·tal·i·ty
noun \mȯr-ˈtal-ət-ē\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; mor·tal·i·ties
Medical Definition of MORTALITY
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: the quality or state of being mortal
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a : the number of deaths in a given time or place b : the proportion of deaths to population : death rate—called also mortality rate; compare fertility 2, morbidity 2
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