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de·part·ed

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–adjective

1.	deceased; dead.

2.	gone; past.

–noun

the departed,

a.	the dead person referred to.

b.	dead persons collectively.

[Origin: 1550–60; depart + -ed²

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de·part Audio Help   (dĭ-pärt') Pronunciation Key
v.   de·part·ed, de·part·ing, de·parts

v.   intr.

To go away; leave.
To die.
To vary, as from a regular course; deviate: depart from custom. See Synonyms at swerve.

v. tr.
To go away from; leave.

[Middle English departen, from Old French departir, to split, divide : de-, de- + partir, to divide (from Latin partīre, from pars, part-, part; see part).]

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de·part·ed Audio Help (dĭ-pär'tĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Bygone; past: relics from a departed era.
Dead. See Synonyms at dead.

A dead person, especially one who has died recently: The family of the departed remained after the funeral service.
Dead persons considered as a group; the dead.

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departed
adjective
1.	well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" [syn: bygone]
2.	dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: asleep]
noun
1.	someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" [syn: dead person]