1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
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An Associated Press cameraman in Khan Yunis counted 10 airstrikes on the city overnight into Thursday, and saw numerous bodies taken to the morgue in the city’s Nasser Hospital.
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Mohammad Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
An Associated Press cameraman in Khan Younis counted 10 airstrikes on the city overnight into Thursday, and saw numerous bodies taken to the morgue in the city’s Nasser Hospital.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The movie’s evocative title uses an otherwise generic name, possibly a bureaucratic designation on a prison ledger or the toe tag on a morgue’s corpse.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 May 2025
Kelvin Espinal spent three days this week at the Santo Domingo morgue.
—Hogla Enecia Pérez, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Mohammad Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
An Associated Press cameraman in Khan Younis counted 10 airstrikes on the city overnight into Thursday, and saw numerous bodies taken to the morgue in the city’s Nasser Hospital.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The movie’s evocative title uses an otherwise generic name, possibly a bureaucratic designation on a prison ledger or the toe tag on a morgue’s corpse.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 May 2025
Kelvin Espinal spent three days this week at the Santo Domingo morgue.
—Hogla Enecia Pérez, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Morgue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morgue. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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