plural mummies
1
a
: a body embalmed or treated for burial with preservatives in the manner of the ancient Egyptians
b
: a body unusually well preserved
2
: one resembling a mummy
mummy
2 of 2chiefly British spelling of mommy
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Next to the mummies is a showcase of the tomb chapel of Nebamun, featuring wall paintings from around 1350 BC.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Now that mummies’ bouquets have been parsed, museums may recreate them.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Monsters like mummies and werewolves live on in Dark Universe, one of five worlds at Universal Epic Universe.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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Noun
The national museum in central Khartoum held close to 100,000 artifacts, dating back more than 4,500 years: mummies, sacred instruments and ancient tools from the Islamic, Christian and Meroitic eras of Sudanese history.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Next to the mummies is a showcase of the tomb chapel of Nebamun, featuring wall paintings from around 1350 BC.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Now that mummies’ bouquets have been parsed, museums may recreate them.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Monsters like mummies and werewolves live on in Dark Universe, one of five worlds at Universal Epic Universe.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for mummy
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“Mummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mummy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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