Transcription
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- [dih-seest]
- /dɪˈsist/
- /dɪˈsiːst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-seest]
- /dɪˈsist/
Definitions of deceased word
- countable noun deceased The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died. 3
- adjective deceased A deceased person is one who has recently died. 3
- adjective deceased (as noun) 3
- abbreviation DECEASED dead 3
- noun deceased The deceased is the person who has died. 3
- adjective deceased no longer living; dead. 1
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Origin of deceased
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1480-90; decease + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Deceased
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deceased popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
deceased usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deceased
adj deceased
Antonyms for deceased
adj deceased
- current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
- born — When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother's body at the beginning of its life. In formal English, if you say that someone is born of someone or to someone, you mean that person is their parent.
- lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- living — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
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