defunction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /dəˈfʌŋkʃən/
Etymology
from Latin dēfūnctiō (“execution, performance, death”), from dēfungor (“to finish, perform, die”).
Meanings
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Death.
Until four hundred one-and-twenty years / After defunction of King Pharamond […]
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| defunctions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
ja 消滅 (death) · fr défunction (death) · ja 死 (death) · es defunción (death) · ca defunció (death)