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morgue
[ mawrg ]
noun
- a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.
- a reference file of old clippings, mats, books, etc., in a newspaper office.
- the room containing such a reference file.
- any place, as a room or file, where records, information, or objects are kept for unexpected but possible future use.
- such records, information, or objects.
morgue
1/ ɔːɡ /
noun
- another word for mortuary
- informal.a room or file containing clippings, files, etc, used for reference in a newspaper
morgue
2/ ɔɡ /
noun
- superiority; haughtiness
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Word History and Origins
Origin of morgue1
1815–25; < French; name of building in Paris housing unidentified dead bodies
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Word History and Origins
Origin of morgue1
C19: from French la Morgue, a Paris mortuary
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The show is an eccentric wallow through the morgue of history.
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As a result of the delays, health boards are having to move bodies between hospitals to ensure morgues do not exceed capacity.
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Eight years ago, Daniel Ridge launched a legal battle against his former employer for dismissing him from his job at a county morgue while at the same time fighting his own mental health demons.
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It is sent to a morgue where forensic tests will have to be conducted to confirm the identity.
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Inside the morgue, others continued their desperate search, scanning rows of unclaimed corpses.
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