defunction

noun

de·​func·​tion

də̇ˈfəŋ(k)shən,

dēˈ-

plural -s

: death, decease

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin defunction-, defunctio, from Latin defunctus

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Rhymes for defunction

• adjunction
• compunction
• conjunction
• disjunction
• dysfunction
• injunction
• inunction
• malfunction
• eigenfunction
• multifunction
• function
• junction