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mor·tal·i·ty

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NOUN:
pl. mor·tal·i·ties

The quality or condition of being mortal.
Mortals considered as a group; the human race.
Death, especially of large numbers; heavy loss of life: the mortality wrought by an epidemic.
Death rate.
The rate of failure or loss: the high mortality among family-run farms.

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