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adjective. formal uk / dɪˈsiːst / us / dɪˈsiːst / Add to word list. C2. dead: the recently deceased Member of Parliament. Synonyms. departed literary. gone (LEFT) Compare. late adjective. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bereave. bite. bleed out. coroner. death toll. ghost.
The meaning of DECEASED is no longer living; especially : recently dead —used of persons. How to use deceased in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deceased.
Deceased definition: no longer living; dead.. See examples of DECEASED used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] formal us / dɪˈsiːst / uk / dɪˈsiːst / plural the deceased. the deceased. C2. a person who has recently died: The deceased shot her mother before killing herself. Five of the deceased were employed by the club. Synonym. the departed formal.
When someone is deceased, they are dead — not dying or even just about to die. They are dead. The word deceased has been around since the 15th century, however, when people talk of someone's having died, they rarely use deceased in conversation.
Definition of deceased adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1.countable noun. The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died. [law] The identities of the deceased have now been determined. 2.adjective. A deceased person is one who has recently died. [formal] ...his recently deceased mother.
adjective. formal uk / dɪˈsiːst / us. Add to word list. dead: the deceased man's belongings. someone who has died: The police have not yet informed the family of the deceased. (Definition of deceased from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of deceased. in Chinese (Traditional) 死的，死亡的，去世的… See more.
Definition of deceased adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DECEASED meaning: 1 : no longer living; 2 : a dead person or dead people.
