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crematory vs morgue

morgue vs crematory

crematory and morgue both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crematory Yes No No No
morgue Yes No No No
As nouns, morgue is a hypernym of crematory; that is, morgue is a word with a broader meaning than crematory:
  • crematory: a mortuary where corpses are cremated
  • morgue: a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
Other hypernyms of crematory include dead room, mortuary.
crematory (noun) morgue (noun)
a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
a mortuary where corpses are cremated
Difference between crematory and morgue

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