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mortality
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mor·tal·i·ty  (môr-tl-t)
n. pl. mor·tal·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being mortal.
2. Mortals considered as a group; the human race.
3. Death, especially of large numbers; heavy loss of life: the mortality wrought by an epidemic.
4. Death rate.
5. The rate of failure or loss: the high mortality among family-run farms.

mortality
Noun
pl -ties
1. the condition of being mortal
2. great loss of life, as in war or disaster
3. the number of deaths in a given period
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mortalitymortality - the quality or state of being mortal
impermanence, impermanency - the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
immortality - the quality or state of being immortal
2.mortality - the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
infant deathrate, infant mortality, infant mortality rate - the death rate during the first year of life
neonatal mortality, neonatal mortality rate - the death rate during the first 28 days of life
rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"

mortality
noun 2. death, dying, fatality, loss of life
Translations

mortality [mɔːˈtælɪtɪ] nmortalidad f
mortality [mɔːˈtælɪtɪ] nmortalité f
mortality [mɔːˈtælɪtɪ] mortal nSterblichkeit f;
(number of deaths) → Todesfälle pl
mortality [mɔːˈtælɪtɪ] nmortalità


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