Noun: mortuary 'mor-choo,e-ree [N. Amer], mor-ch(oo-)u-ree [Brit]
- A building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
"The coroner worked late into the night at the mortuary";
- morgue, dead room
- Of or relating to or characteristic of death
"The mortuary silence in the hospital wing was unsettling"
- Of or relating to a funeral
"The mortuary services were conducted with solemn respect"
Derived forms: mortuaries
Encyclopedia: Mortuary