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deceased

de·cea·sed

UK/dɪˈsiːst/ US/diˈsist/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

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dead

  • “he is deceased”
  • “our dear departed friend”
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noun

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someone who is no longer alive

  • “I wonder what the dead person would have done”
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From decease + -ed, from Middle English deceas via Old French [Term?], from Latin dēcessus (“departure”), equivalent to dēced-, variation of dēcēdō, dēcēdere (“to go away”).

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