English Explanatory Dictionary

premortem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Before death.
adv
  1. Before death.
noun
  1. An analysis of potential failure before it happens.

Word forms

premortem pre mortem pre-mortem prae-mortem præ-mortem premortems

Etymology

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

Synonyms

antemortem anthumous predeath prehumous anthumously prehumously

Antonyms

posthumous post mortem posthumously
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