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morgue

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noun

IPA: /mɔːɡ/

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The correct spelling is morgue. A supercilious or haughty attitude; arrogance. For example: "Kwapil, Joseph F. (2 July 1921) "Librarian Talks of Newspaper Morgue", Fourth Estate page 5."

Usage Examples

Kwapil, Joseph F. (2 July 1921) "Librarian Talks of Newspaper Morgue", Fourth Estate page 5.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A supercilious or haughty attitude; arrogance.
  2. 2.A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.
  3. 3.The archive and background information division of a newspaper.

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