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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
de·funct       [di-fuhngkt] Pronunciation Key
–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no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning: a defunct law; a defunct organization.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.
[Origin: 1540–50; < L défunctus discharged, dead (ptp. of défungī), equiv. to dé- de- + functus performed; see function]

—Related forms
de·funct·ness, noun
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de·funct       (dĭ-fŭngkt')  Pronunciation Key 
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 
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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defunct

adjective
1. no longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct law"; "a defunct organization" 
2. having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe" 

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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.

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Defunct

De*funct"\, n. A dead person; one deceased.

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