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Definition of defunct
: no longer living, existing, or functioning wrote for a magazine that is now defunct a defunct railroad
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Examples of defunct in a Sentence
She wrote for the now-defunct newspaper.
a stack of brochures and a few faded placards are all that remain of the defunct organization
Recent Examples of defunct from the Web
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A former employee of the now defunct Mobile Zoo was arrested on 13 counts of animal cruelty charges on Wednesday (July 5) morning.
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Once upon a time, defunct TV properties like Baywatch weren’t considered safe bets to be turned into expensive summer tentpoles.
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The case was eventually settled for an undisclosed sum and Barnes eventually was put in charge of umpiring in the Golden Baseball League, a now defunct independent.
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While many others signed to play in the defunct ABL after the 1996 Olympics, Lobo waited a year.
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Some of those venues are defunct, such as the Bacchanal.
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The show sold out at a now-defunct all-ages Downtown Boise nightclub called Bogie’s.
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His concern, however, remains on the long-term trust between conservative voters who dominate Baldwin County and the school board stemming from the now-defunct Digital Renaissance.
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The lawsuit came less than a month after Curiel approved a $25 million settlement in a case alleging the now-defunct Trump University misled customers.
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Did You Know?
If you know that de- often means "the opposite of", it's easy to guess the meaning of defunct. Shakespeare seems to have been the first writer to use this adjective, in Henry V. Defunct American political parties include the Greenback Party, the Readjuster Party, and the Nullifier Party. Defunct Academy Awards categories include Best Dance Direction and Best Assistant Director. Defunct U.S. auto models include the Dudly Bug, the LuLu, the Hupmobile, the Gas-au-lec, and the Nu-Klea Starlite. But to speak of a person as defunct would sound disrespectful—which is how it sounds in e. e. cummings's famous poem "Buffalo Bill's defunct".
Origin and Etymology of defunct
Latin defunctus, from past participle of defungi to finish, die, from de- + fungi to perform — more at function
Synonym Discussion of defunct
DEFUNCT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of defunct for English Language Learners
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: no longer existing or being used
DEFUNCT Defined for Kids
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Definition of defunct for Students
: no longer existing or being used The old factory was defunct.
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