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premortem en · ADJ

Etymology

From pre- (“before”) + Latin mortem (accusative singular of mors (“death”)), after post mortem.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Before death.
   • Reappearing, tape-measure in hand, he went into the bedroom and took slow and accurate measurements, whistling delightedly to find that his pre-mortem theoretical calculations and post-mortem practical measurements hardly varied. 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 126:

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Antonyms

post mortem · posthumous

Coordinates

perimortem

Synonyms

predeath · prehumous · antemortem · anthumous

premortem en · ADV

Etymology

From pre- (“before”) + Latin mortem (accusative singular of mors (“death”)), after post mortem.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Before death.

Forms

Antonyms

posthumously · post mortem

Coordinates

perimortem

Synonyms

anthumously · prehumously · antemortem

premortem en · NOUN

Etymology

From pre- (“before”) + Latin mortem (accusative singular of mors (“death”)), after post mortem.

Meanings

1. An analysis of potential failure before it happens.
   • Military researchers have been testing the use of premortems to critique military plans. Where, when, and why might coordination break down? How might the breakdowns be rectified at the time? 2007, Gershon Tenenbaum, Robert C. Eklund, Handbook of Sport Psychology, page 279:

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