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Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased.

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  1. a. Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased.
  2. n. A dead person; one deceased.
  3. adj. no longer in force or use; inactive
  4. adj. having ceased to exist or live
  5. Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. "Defunct organs." Shak. The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. Byron. A dead person; one deceased.
  6. Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. "Defunctorgans." Shak.The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. Byron.
  7. j:100 s. no longer in force or use; inactive s. having ceased to exist or live