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Added 9 October 2026

mortality

/mɔɹˈtælɪti/ noun

Latin root: mortālitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mortality at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The quality or state of being mortal.
The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year.

Origin

From Old French mortalite, from Latin mortālitās, from mortālis (“relating to death”), from mors (“death”); equivalent to mortal + -ity.

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