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premortem.

Before death.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Before death.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

adv
  1. Before death.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. An analysis of potential failure before it happens.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.