Mortuary
nOne word substitutionRoot wordWord familySSC PYQ × 7/mˈɔrtʃuːɛriː/ · मॉर्चरी
Meaning
A room where dead bodies are kept until burial
A place for keeping dead bodies in hospitals
Where dead bodies are temporarily kept (in hospitals)
हिंदी अर्थ
शवगृह
Example sentences
The body was taken to the mortuary.
The hospital mortuary is behind the old block.
Daily use: Body mortuary le jayi gayi.
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir
Mort = मृत्यु (mortal में भी)। Morgue = identification के लिए; mortuary = burial से पहले रखने के लिए।
MORT means death, as in mortal. Tell the pair apart: a MORGUE keeps bodies for identification, while a MORTUARY keeps them until burial.
Exam note
जगहों का family साथ रखिए: mortuary (शव), cemetery, granary (अनाज), dormitory, asylum।
SSC asks places as one words: mortuary (dead bodies), cemetery (burial), granary (grain), dormitory (sleeping) and asylum (shelter).