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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmorgue
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmoɾ.ɣe
"Llevaron el cuerpo a la morgue municipal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place where bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily until identified, claimed for burial, or subjected to autopsy.
"The body was transported to the city morgue for a formal forensic examination." - 2
An archive or reference room in a newspaper or magazine office where back issues, photographs, and biographical files are kept.
"The reporter spent the afternoon digging through the newspaper morgue for historical context."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 17th-century French word 'morgue', originally referring to the inner wicket of a prison where newcomers were scrutinized to recognize them later. By the late 18th century in Paris, the term was applied to the place where dead bodies were exposed for identification, subsequently spreading into English and other languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Morgue" is said worldwide
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morgue
Transliteration: morg
"Le corps a été transféré à la morgue."
Leichenschauhaus
Transliteration: laɪçənˌʃaʊhaʊs
"Die Leiche wurde in das Leichenschauhaus gebracht."
morgue
Transliteration: mɔrɡe
"Il corpo è stato portato all'obitorio."
morgue
Transliteration: ˈmoɾ.ɣe
"Llevaron el cuerpo a la morgue municipal."
morgue
Transliteration: ˈmoɾ.ɡi
"O corpo foi levado para a morgue."
शवघर
Transliteration: shavghar
"शव को पोस्टमॉर्टम के लिए शवघर भेज दिया गया।"
停尸房
Transliteration: tíng shī fáng
"遗体已被送往停尸房。"
영안실
Transliteration: yeong-ansil
"시신은 병원 영안실로 옮겨졌습니다."
霊安室
Transliteration: reianshitsu
"遺体は霊安室に安置された。"
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