Morgue definition
A place in which the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed or until arrangements for burial have been made.
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A place in which the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed or until arrangements for burial have been made.
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A reference file in a newspaper or magazine office.
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A place where the bodies of unknown dead persons or those dead of unknown causes are kept to be examined, identified, etc. before burial or cremation.
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The collection of back numbers, photographs, clippings, etc. kept in the office of a newspaper, magazine, etc.
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Noun
Singular:
morgue
Plural:
morguesOrigin of morgue
- French from la Morgue building in Paris used as a morgue probably from morgue haughty manner from Old French morguer to look at solemnly from Vulgar Latin murricāre to make a face from murrum muzzle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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