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Mortuaries

Scope note

Distinguished from "funeral homes" by having facilities only for holding, viewing, or identifying dead bodies prior to burial or cremation.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005879

Equivalent Terms used

mortuary

Created

13yrs ago

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