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mortality

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /mɔːrˈtæləti/ · UK /mɔːˈtæləti/

mortality means: The fact that living things cannot live forever and will eventually die.

noun

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The fact that living things cannot live forever and will eventually die.

  • He feared his own mortality.
  • The illness made her face her mortality.
  • The poem explores life and human mortality.

Opposites: immortality

Common phrases: human mortality, face mortality, own mortality, accept mortality

Questions about mortality

What does mortality mean?

The fact that living things cannot live forever and will eventually die.

What is mortality in other languages?

Türkçe: ölümlülük · Español: mortalidad · Français: mortalité · Deutsch: Sterblichkeit · Italiano: mortalità · 日本語: 死すべき運命

How do you pronounce mortality?

In American English /mɔːrˈtæləti/; in British English /mɔːˈtæləti/.

How do you use mortality in a sentence?

He feared his own mortality. The illness made her face her mortality.

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