Found 2 items, similar to Defunct.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: defunct
defunct
adj 1: no longer in force or use; inactive;
“a defunct (or dead)
law”;
“a defunct organization” [syn:
dead]
2: having ceased to exist or live;
“the will of a defunct
aunt”;
“a defunct Indian tribe”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Defunct
Defunct
\De*funct"\ (d[-e]*f[u^][ng]kt"). a. [L. defunctus, p.
p. of defungi to acquit one's self of, to perform, finish,
depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge: cf. F.
d['e]funt. See
Function.]
1. Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased.
“Defunct organs.” --Shak.
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The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. --Byron.
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2. No longer in effect or use; no longer operating; as, a
defunct business; a defunct law.
[PJC]
Defunct
\De*funct"\, n.
A dead person; one deceased.
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