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the deceased

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de⋅ceased

[di-seest]
–adjective
1. no longer living; dead.
–noun
2. the deceased,
a. the particular dead person or persons referred to.
b. dead persons collectively: to speak well of the deceased.

Origin:
1480–90; decease + -ed 2


1. See dead.
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Main Entry: 2deceased
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural deceased
: a dead person deceased>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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