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de·ceased
 deceased
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- pronunciation:
- dih
sist
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When a person is deceased, they are not living anymore. The word "deceased" is a little more formal than the word "dead," which means the same thing.
Two of Sam's grandparents are deceased.- synonyms:
- dead, late
- similar words:
- extinct, gone
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