antemortem

antemortem
Before death. Cf.:postmortem. [ante- + L. mors (mort-), death]

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an·te·mor·tem -'mȯrt-əm adj preceding death

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an·te·mor·tem (an″te-morґtəm) [L.] occurring before death.

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  • antemortem — adjective Etymology: Latin ante mortem Date: 1862 preceding death …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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