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- Dictionarydeceased/dɪˈsiːst/
noun
- 1. the recently dead person in question: "the judge inferred that the deceased was confused as to the extent of his assets"
adjective
- 1. recently dead: "the deceased man's family"
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of deceased adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Deceased definition: no longer living; dead.. See examples of DECEASED used in a sentence.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use deceased in a sentence When Garfield moved to the big screen in 2004 and 2006, it was fitting for Bill Murray to replace the deceased actor.
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.
