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mortal  (mortals plural )
1  adj If you refer to the fact that people are mortal, you mean that they have to die and cannot live for ever., (Antonym: immortal)  A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies.  
♦  mortality  n-uncount 
She has suddenly come face to face with her own mortality.  
2  n-count You can describe someone as a mortal when you want to say that they are an ordinary person.  (=human) 
Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal.  
3  adj You can use mortal to show that something is very serious or may cause death. 
The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger...  
♦  mortally  adv 
He falls, mortally wounded.  
4  adj You can use mortal to emphasize that a feeling is extremely great or severe., (emphasis)  When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy.  
♦  mortally  adv 
Candida admits to having been `mortally embarrassed'.