Definition of morgue Morgue

/mɔˈɹg/ - [morg] - morgue

We found 6 definitions of morgue from 5 different sources.

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What does morgue mean?

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Noun

Plural: morgues

morgue - a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
  mortuary, dead room
  edifice, building 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 furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • morgue (n.)
    A place where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be identified, or claimed by their friends; a deadhouse.

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  • morgue
    A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.

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