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Definitions from the WebMortisPart of Speech: Noun Sense 1: Mortis refers to the stiffening of the body after death. Sample Sentence 1: The medical examiner noted that rigor mortis had already set in. Sense 2: In folklore and mythology, mortis represents the personification of death. Sample Sentence 2: Mortis, the deity of death, was often depicted with a scythe. Sense 3: Mortis can also be used metaphorically to express a sense of stagnation or inactivity. Sample Sentence 3: The project's progress had reached a state of creative mortis. | ||||
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