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Meaning of the word deceased in English

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deceased

US /dɪˈsiːst/
UK /dɪˈsiːst/

Noun

a person who has died.

Example:
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in memory of the deceased

Adjective

dead; no longer living.

Example:
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the cremation of a deceased person
Synonym:
dead expired departed gone no more late lost lamented perished fallen slain slaughtered killed murdered lifeless defunct extinct inanimate insentient insensate inert six feet under pushing up daisies under the sod with God asleep at peace demised exanimate
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