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deceased

[ dih-seest ]

adjective

  1. no longer living; dead.


noun

  1. the deceased,
    1. the particular dead person or persons referred to.
    2. dead persons collectively:

      to speak well of the deceased.

deceased

/ »åɪˈ²õ¾±Ë²õ³Ù /

adjective

    1. a more formal word for dead
    2. ( as noun )

      the deceased

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð·³¦±ð²¹²õ±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of deceased1

First recorded in 1480–90; decease + -ed 2
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Synonym Study

See dead.
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Example Sentences

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Humberside Police began its inquiry into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after a report of "concern for care of the deceased" in March last year.

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Officers then located a deceased woman, who they later identified as Ms Aber, police said.

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The Los Angeles County Fire Department also responded and pronounced the parents deceased.

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The female pedestrian who was struck was “beyond medical help and determined deceased on scene,†according to an alert by the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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It said officers were continuing to support the family of the missing crew member, who was "believed to be deceased".

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