defunct
Use Defunct in a sentence
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no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning: a defunct law; a defunct organization.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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defunct (dɪˈfʌŋkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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'functive | |
| —adj | |
| de'functness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Whether the cricket is dead or alive, traditional wisdom is evidently defunct, a tedious chirp no one has time for.
Some of the hazard-avoidance technology comes from the defunct mine-sweeping robot.
Now long defunct as a commercial proposition, the series is catnip for collectors in secondhand bookshops all over the planet.
Older, defunct volcanoes are not themselves uncommon.
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