English adjective: mortuary | |||
| 1. | mortuary of or relating to or characteristic of death | ||
| 2. | mortuary of or relating to a funeral | ||
English noun: mortuary | |||
| 1. | mortuary (artifact) a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation | ||
| Synonyms | dead room, morgue | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | building, edifice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crematorium, crematory, funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral home, funeral parlor, funeral parlour, funeral-residence | ||