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Root word 'MORT'

09 Jan 2026

The Latin root "mort" means "death" (मृत्यु), originating from mors or mortis.

Mortal (मृत्युशील): Subject to death; human.
Immortal (अमर): Not subject to death; eternal.
Mortuary (शवगृह): A place for preparing bodies for burial.
Postmortem (मृत्यु के बाद): After death; an autopsy.
Mortician (शवदाह विशेषज्ञ): A funeral director.
Mortify (शर्मिंदा करना): To cause extreme shame or humiliation (originally related to 'killing' with embarrassment).

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