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Definition of Morticians
1. mortician [n] - See also: mortician
Lexicographical Neighbors of Morticians
Literary usage of Morticians
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"... dentistry, autopsies or morticians' services, dialysis, and the clinical
laboratory. These detailed precautions are found in the August 21,1987, ..."
2. Prevention of Youth Violence: A Framework for Community Action by Mary Ann Fenley (1993)
"... Nursing Association • Legal Association • Social Workers Association • morticians
Private Organizations (for profit or nonprofit) • Foundations . ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... Canonero II —Audax Minor, New Yorker, 5 June 1971 I dare say the case is no
different for the trade literature of morticians —Robert Lekachman, Change. ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"... as rottenness is not the essential notion of the thing, but accidental death.
It agrees exactly with Lat. morticians, cat- tie dead of itself ; Boh. ..."
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