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de·funct

   [dih-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no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning: a defunct law; a defunct organization.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.
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the defunct, the dead person referred to: the survivors of the defunct.

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Origin:
1540–50; < Latin dēfunctus discharged, dead (past participle of dēfungī), equivalent to dē- de- + functus performed; see function

Related forms
de·funct·ness, noun
non·de·funct, adjective
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  • Next we go 2341 feet underground in a defunct Minnesota iron mine to search for particles that could reveal dark matter.
  • As caretakers of a defunct hunting lodge, the couple settled into their winter idyll.
  • Of course, most of these satellites are soon to be (or already) defunct and funding for replacements has not been forthcoming.
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defunct (dɪˈfʌŋkt)
 
—adj
1.  no longer living; dead or extinct
2.  no longer operative or valid
 
[C16: from Latin dēfungī to discharge (one's obligations), die; see de-, function]
 
de'functive
 
—adj
 
de'functness
 
—n

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defunct
1540s, from L. defunctus "dead," lit. "off-duty," from pp. of defungi "to discharge, finish," from de- "off, completely," + fungi "perform or discharge duty."
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