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Mummified Meaning in English

word · lemma: mummify

التعريف

Preserved as a mummy, usually a body treated to prevent decay, often for burial in ancient times. It can also refer to something dried out and shriveled, resembling a mummy.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used for ancient Egyptian or archaeological contexts, but can be figurative for extremely dry or shriveled things. Formal word, rarely casual. Don't confuse with 'petrified' (turned to stone).

جمل نموذجية

The mummified body was found in a tomb.

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The fruit became dried and almost mummified in the sun.

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His hands looked mummified after hours in the cold.

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They discovered a mummified cat in the pyramid.

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Her flowers were so dry, they looked almost mummified on the shelf.

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Scientists study mummified animals to learn about the past.

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