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deceased
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1de·ceased

adjective \-ˈsēst\

Definition of DECEASED

: no longer living; especially : recently dead —used of persons
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Examples of DECEASED

  1. <the recently deceased tenant was found by a concerned neighbor>

First Known Use of DECEASED

15th century

Related to DECEASED

Synonyms
asleep, breathless, cold, dead, defunct, demised, departed, fallen, gone, late, lifeless, low
Antonyms
alive, animate, breathing, going, live, living, quick
See Synonym Discussion at dead

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with DECEASED

archpriest, artiste, at least, batiste, black beast, down east, Far East, love feast, modiste, Near East, northeast, simpliste, southeast

2deceased

noun
plural deceased

Definition of DECEASED

: a dead person <the will of the deceased>
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First Known Use of DECEASED

1548

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

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