1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
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Geoff Payne went to Argentina shortly after his son’s death to retrieve his belongings and identify his body at the morgue.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
The musician’s body was transported to the morgue, where doctors performed an autopsy between 9:45 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. Wednesday, local time.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Palestinians carry the body of a victim from the morgue of the Nasser Hospital Saturday..Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images
The IDF had declared Al-Mawasi a safe humanitarian zone in December, though the area has been repeatedly attacked since.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 13 July 2024
An Associated Press journalist counted the bodies at the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital morgue.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
The musician’s body was transported to the morgue, where doctors performed an autopsy between 9:45 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. Wednesday, local time.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Palestinians carry the body of a victim from the morgue of the Nasser Hospital Saturday..Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images
The IDF had declared Al-Mawasi a safe humanitarian zone in December, though the area has been repeatedly attacked since.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 13 July 2024
An Associated Press journalist counted the bodies at the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital morgue.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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