Etymology

defunct

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Today it means: No longer in use or active, nor expected to be again. Full definition →

Latin dēfunctus
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēfunctus
  2. English todaydefunct

Borrowed from Latin dēfunctus, past participle of dēfungor (“to finish, discharge”).

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