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mummies

Variant of mummy

noun pl. mummies

  1. a dead body preserved by embalming, as by the ancient Egyptians
  2. any dead body that has been naturally well preserved
  3. any thin, withered person regarded as looking like a mummy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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