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< defuel

defund >

de·funct

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) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Having ceased to exist or live: a defunct political organization.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin dfnctus, past participle of dfung, to finish : d-, de- + fung, to perform

OTHER FORMS:
de·functive(Adjective), de·functness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for defunct

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