Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The cooling of the body that follows death.
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- noun The
reduction inbody temperature followingdeath .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin algor, coolness + Latin mortis, genitive of mors, death.]
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