Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Before death.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Every falling snowflake dances its premortem dance.

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Origin

From pre- (“before”) + Latin mortem (accusative singular of mors (“death”)), after post mo

From pre- (“before”) + Latin mortem (accusative singular of mors (“death”)), after post mortem.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
antemortemanthumouslyprehumously

Antonyms

2 antonyms
posthumouslypost mortem

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
premiseC1premiumpremonitionprenatalprenupprenuptial

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