(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Atropos.
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morta
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for morta.
Editorial note
I first encountered bog oak (morta) in the world of tobacco pipes.
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Quick take
(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Atropos.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for morta.
noun
(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Atropos.
Example sentences
I first encountered bog oak (morta) in the world of tobacco pipes.
I highly recommend Children of Morta for a co-op roguelike.
Quite a few of the late-90s post mortems (post morta?) were collected in a book called Postmortems from Game Developer, which I learned about from Coding Horror.
What I find most interesting about discussions of all of these is that they are so broadly applicable, and are often the parts of incident post morta which are most generalisable to other domains and situations.
My wife and I enjoyed Children of Morta.
"Con mortis in lingua morta" is from "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Mussorgsky.
“There is no indication that the deaths of Morta, Morales, and Guillen are connected.” So it is clearly not the 3rd “death” in a month, it’s the 3rd set of remains in a month.
Quote examples
"Con mortis in lingua morta" is from "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Mussorgsky.
“There is no indication that the deaths of Morta, Morales, and Guillen are connected.” So it is clearly not the 3rd “death” in a month, it’s the 3rd set of remains in a month.
Proper noun examples
My wife and I enjoyed Children of Morta.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use morta in a sentence?
I first encountered bog oak (morta) in the world of tobacco pipes.
What does morta mean?
(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Atropos.
What part of speech is morta?
morta is commonly used as noun.