mort
1 Americannoun
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Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
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Obsolete. death.
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Etymology
Origin of mort1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, Old French, from Latin mort- (stem of mors ) “death”
Origin of mort2
First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain
Origin of mort3
First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus suggested to Sedaka and Greenfield that they would have better luck at 1650 Broadway, where Al Nevins and Don Kirshner had just opened their publishing company Aldon Music.
From Los Angeles Times
Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus last week attributed the cancellation to “the evolving daytime television landscape.”
From Los Angeles Times
In a statement shared with The Times, Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus attributed the cancellation to “the evolving daytime television landscape.”
From Los Angeles Times
Try as the other contestants may, they simply can’t match Richter’s jovial expressiveness, or the easy win of having him speak a few lines in the voice of Mort, the mouse lemur in the “Madagascar” films.
From Salon
"We will miss him dearly," co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said in a statement.
From BBC
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