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Definition of "mort" []

  • The note sounded on a hunting horn to announce the death of a deer. (noun)
  • A great number or quantity. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mort" in a sentence
  • "It was a sombre night, and as the unsuspecting prince rode up the Rue Vieille du Temple behind his little escort, humming a tune and playing with his glove, a band of assassins fell upon him from the shadow of the postern La Barbette, crying "_à mort, à mort_" and he was hacked to death."
  • "Maillart for answer smote at him, crying, "Traitor, _à mort, à mort_!""
  • "Anything with Mor, since mort is Latin for death: Mordred, Mordor,"