adj 1  :  of or relating to the burial of the dead  2  :  of, relating to, or characteristic of death
n, pl  -ar*ies  :  a place in which dead bodies are kept and prepared for burial or cremation .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  mor·tar 
 
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