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mor·tal·ity (môr tal′ə tē)
noun
- the condition of being mortal; esp., the nature of a human being, as having eventually to die
- death on a large scale, as from disease or war
- the proportion of deaths to the population of a region, nation, etc.; death rate
- the death rate from a particular disease
- the number or proportion that fail the high mortality of first-year students
- human beings collectively
- Obsolete death
Etymology: ME mortalite < OFr < L mortalitas < mortalis, mortal
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