English > morgue: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation. |
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Synonyms | mortuary, dead room |
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Narrower | crematory, crematorium | A mortuary where corpses are cremated |
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funeral home, funeral parlor, funeral parlour, funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral-residence | A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects |
Broader | building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
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Spanish | depósito de cadáveres, funeraria, morgue, tanatorio |
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Catalan | dipòsit de cadàvers, tanatori |
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