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Examples of mortician in a Sentence
the mortician will take care of all of the arrangements for the funeral
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Unlike traditional cremation, which requires a mortician to remove medical devices or implants that contain batteries, radiation, pressurization or silicone prior, with aquamation these items remain in the body and are left over afterwards.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2024
His father, Raymond Curran, was a mortician and funeral home director, and his mother, Virginia, was a homemaker.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024
The lawyer, mortician and television personality was a standout on season 2 of The Traitors.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
Mitford also notes that embalming became a common practice in America during the Civil War, when morticians needed to preserve bodies during transport back home from battlefields.
—Sabina Wex, Glamour, 17 June 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Latin mort-, mors death
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near mortician
Cite this Entry
“Mortician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortician. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
mortician
noun
mor·ti·cian
mȯr-ˈtish-ən
Medical Definition
mortician
noun
mor·ti·cian
mȯr-ˈtish-ən
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