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 mor·tu·ary /ˈmɔrʧəˌwɛri/
 停屍間,太平間(a.)喪葬的,死的,埋葬的

 mor·tu·ary /ˈmɔrʧəˌwɛrɪ/ 形容詞
 死的,停屍室

 Mor·tu·a·ry n.; pl. Mortuaries
 1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty.
 2. A burial place; a place for the dead.
 3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.

 Mor·tu·a·ry a.  Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments.
 Mortuary urn, an urn for holding the ashes of a dead person after cremation.
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 mortuary
      adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of death
      2: of or relating to a funeral
      n : a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before
          burial or cremation [syn: morgue, dead room]