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Examples of mortician in a Sentence
the mortician will take care of all of the arrangements for the funeral
Recent Examples on the Web
Mitford also notes that embalming became a common practice in America during the Civil War, when morticians needed to preserve bodies during transport back home from battlefields.
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Sabina Wex, Glamour, 17 June 2024
Phaedra Parks, a lawyer turned reality star turned mortician turned reality star, has become the surprise fan favorite of the second season of Peacock’s dastardly game of deception The Traitors.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Additionally, there are near-weekly classes on how to pin everything from tarantulas to beetles to moths, as well as Dungeons and Dragons sessions, tarot card readings, concerts and the stray round-table discussion with morticians.
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Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 23 May 2024
His company, which provides funeral services, has been buying up morticians in recent years, too, and wants to continue doing so.
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Verena Sepp, Fortune, 18 May 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Latin mort-, mors death
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near mortician
Cite this Entry
“Mortician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortician. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
mortician
noun
mor·ti·cian
mȯr-ˈtish-ən
Medical Definition
mortician
noun
mor·ti·cian
mȯr-ˈtish-ən
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