Definition of the deceased
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: a dead person or dead people
a relative of the deceased Three of the deceased are being buried today.
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 9 May. 2021.
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