defunct

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 no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning: a defunct law; a defunct organization.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

Origin of defunct

1
1540–50; <Latin dēfunctus discharged, dead (past participle of dēfungī), equivalent to dē-de- + functus performed; see function

Other words from defunct

  • de·funct·ness, noun
  • non·de·funct, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for defunct

defunct

/ (dɪˈfʌŋkt) /


adjective
  1. no longer living; dead or extinct

  2. no longer operative or valid

Origin of defunct

1
C16: from Latin dēfungī to discharge (one's obligations), die; see de-, function

Derived forms of defunct

  • defunctive, adjective
  • defunctness, noun

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