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morgue
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morgue  (môrg)
n.
1. A place in which the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed or until arrangements for burial have been made.
2. A reference file in a newspaper or magazine office.

[French, from la Morgue, building in Paris used as a morgue, probably from morgue, haughty manner, from Old French morguer, to look at solemnly, from Vulgar Latin *murricre, to make a face, from *murrum, muzzle.]

morgue1
n
1. (Medicine) another word for mortuary [1]
2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Informal a room or file containing clippings, files, etc., used for reference in a newspaper
[from French la Morgue, a Paris mortuary]

morgue2 French [mɔrg]
n
superiority; haughtiness
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.morgue - a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremationmorgue - a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
crematorium, crematory - a mortuary where corpses are cremated
funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral home, funeral parlor, funeral parlour, funeral-residence - a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
Translations
morgue [mɔːg] Ndepósito m de cadáveres, morgue f (esp LAm)

morgue [ˈmɔːrg] nmorgue f

morgue
n
(= mortuary)Leichenschauhaus nt; to be like a morguewie ausgestorben sein
(Press) → Archiv nt

morgue [mɔːg] nobitorio

morgue
n morgue [moːg]
a building where people who have been found dead are laid until they are identified etc. lykshuis مَعْرِض الجُثَث المَجْهولَه морга márnice lighus das Leichenschauhaus νεκροτομείο morgue surnukamber سردخانه ruumishuone morgue חֲדַר מֵתִים मुरदाघर mrtvačnica hullaház kamar mayat líkhús obitorio 死体公示所 (신원불명의) 시체 공시장(公示場) lavoninė, morgas morgs rumah mayat lijkenhuis likhus kostnica morgue morgă морг márnica mrtvašnica mrtvačnica bårhus ที่เก็บศพ morg 陳屍所,太平間,停屍房 морг مردہ خانہ nhà xác

morgue مشرحة márnice lighus Leichenschauhaus νεκροτομείο depósito de cadáveres ruumishuone morgue mrtvačnica obitorio 死体保管所 영안실 lijkenhuis likhus kostnica morgue, necrotério морг bårhus ห้องเก็บศพ morg nhà xác 太平间


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