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de·ceased
 deceased
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- pronunciation:
- dih
sist
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
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adjective |
| definition: |
no longer alive; dead.
Three of my four grandparents are deceased.- synonyms:
- dead, late
- similar words:
- extinct, gone
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noun |
| definition: |
a particular dead person or persons(usually used "the").
The minister spoke highly of the deceased at her funeral.- synonyms:
- dead
- similar words:
- corpse
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