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Added 9 October 2026

deceased

/dɪˈsiːst/ noun

In Latin: dēfūnctus, dēfūncta, mortuus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about deceased at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Someone who is no longer alive.
I wonder what the dead person would have done

adjective

Dead.
he is deceased

Origin

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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