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nounthe ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
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nounthe quality or state of being mortalOpposite:type of:
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- hercules (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
- heracles (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
- alcides (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
- herakles (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
- memento mori a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality
- miliary fever epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality
- sweating sickness epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality
- jainism religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being