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morgue

Pronunciation: /mɔːg/

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Definition of morgue

noun

  • 1a mortuary: the cadavers were bagged and removed to the city morgue
  • used in reference to a place that is quiet, gloomy, or cold:she put us in that draughty morgue of a sitting room
  • 2 informal a newspaper’s collection of miscellaneous information for use in future obituaries: a full-time obituaries editor in charge of the morgue

Origin:

early 19th century: from French, originally the name of a building in Paris where bodies were kept until identified

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