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Meaning of morgue

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

morgue

Pronunciation:/mɔːɡ//mɔɹɡ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A supercilious or haughty attitude; arrogance.

  2. A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.

  3. The archive and background information division of a newspaper.

    Example: Kwapil, Joseph F. (2 July 1921) "Librarian Talks of Newspaper Morgue", Fourth Estate page 5.