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morgue mortuary dead room morgues mortuaries

A building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation WordNet 3.0

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A building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A morgue or mortuary is a place used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification, removal for autopsy, respectful burial, cremation or other methods of disposal. Wikipedia

A place used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification or removal for autopsy or respectful burial or cremation, which is commonly called a mortuary in British English Wikipedia Disambiguation

A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts. Wiktionary

A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation. Wiktionary

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