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de⋅funct
[di-fuhngkt] 
–adjective
| 1. | no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning: a defunct law; a defunct organization. |
| 2. | no longer in existence; dead; extinct: a defunct person; a defunct tribe of Indians. |
–noun
| 3. | the defunct, the dead person referred to: the survivors of the defunct. |
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| de·funct (dĭ-fŭngkt') adj. Having ceased to exist or live: a defunct political organization. [Latin dēfūnctus, past participle of dēfungī, to finish : dē-, de- + fungī, to perform.] de·func'tive adj., de·funct'ness n. |
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Defunct
De*funct"\ a. [L. defunctus, p. p. of defungi to acquit one's self of, to perform, finish, depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge: cf. F. d['e]funt. See Function.] Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. "Defunct organs." --Shak. The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. --Byron.Defunct
De*funct"\, n. A dead person; one deceased.
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defunct
1548, from L. defunctus "dead," lit. "off-duty," from pp. of defungi "to discharge, finish," from de- "off, completely," + fungi "perform or discharge duty."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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