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death
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- pronunciation:
- deth
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Death is the end of the life of a living thing. When death happens, a person, animal, or plant stops living.
His grandmother's death came after a long illness.The disease caused the death of many farm animals.
- antonyms:
- birth
- similar words:
- extinction, rest
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| definition 2: |
The death of something is the end of it.
When he broke his leg, it was the death of his basketball career.- synonyms:
- destruction
- similar words:
- extinction
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| derivation: |
deathlike (adj.) |
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