mortal
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From Latin mortalis, from mortis (mors) ‘death’, from Indo-European *mr̥-to- ‘die’ (the source of Ancient Greek βροτός ‘mortal’ (from an earlier form *μροτός), Old English morþ ‘murder’, Welsh marw ‘died’, Lithuanian mirtìs ‘mortal’).
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)təl
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mortal
- Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- ... for I was in mortal fear lest the captain should repent of his confessions and make an end of me.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
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susceptible to death
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mortal (plural mortals)
- A human; someone susceptible to death.
- 1596: William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Lord what fools these mortals be!
- 1596: William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
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human; someone susceptible to death
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mortal m. and f. (plural mortais)
- deadly
- mortal
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mortal m. and f. (plural mortais)
- a mortal person
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mortal m. and f. (plural mortales)