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1. : the quality or state of being mortal. Her husband's death reminded her of her own mortality. 2. : the death of large numbers (as of people or animals) trying to reduce infant mortality. 3. archaic : death. 4. : the human race. that natural extinction to which all mortality is subject Thomas Paine. 5. a.
MORTALITY definition: 1. the way that people do not live for ever: 2. the number of deaths within a particular society…. Learn more.
Mortality is the incidence of death in a country’s population. It is the continuous force of attrition that tends to reduce the population size. There are two fundamental differences between fertility and mortality situations prevailing in any country or society.
Mortality definition: the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.. See examples of MORTALITY used in a sentence.
the way that people do not live forever: Her death made him more aware of his own mortality. Compare. immortality. C2. the number of deaths within a particular society and within a particular period of time: the mortality rate. Infant mortality is much higher in the poorest areas of the city. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Mortality is the quality of being mortal, or the reality of death. It's not easy for most people to come to terms with their own mortality, or the fact that they really will die someday.
MORTALITY meaning: 1 : the quality or state of being a person or thing that is alive and therefore certain to die the quality or state of being mortal; 2 : the death of a person, animal, etc.
5 meanings: 1. the condition of being mortal 2. great loss of life, as in war or disaster 3. the number of deaths in a given.... Click for more definitions.
noun. /mɔːˈtæləti/ /mɔːrˈtæləti/ (plural mortalities) [uncountable] the state of being human and not living forever. After her mother's death, she became acutely aware of her own mortality. Want to learn more?
the number of deaths at a particular time or in a particular place: infant mortality. the mortality rate. mortality noun [U] (NOT LIVING FOREVER) the way that people do not live forever: Her death made him more aware of his own mortality. (Definition of mortality from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
