decedent
decedent · decedents
Verstorbener, Verstorbene
A dead personA dead person.
UK/dɪˈsiːdənt/US/dɪˈsi.dənt/
Meaning
1 senses(US)A dead person.
Verstorbener, Verstorbene
More definitions
- someone who is no longer alive
Translations
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By meaning 1
dead person:
Origin
From Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”).From Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”).
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Forms
plural: decedentsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone who is no longer alive:dead persondead souldeceased persondeceaseddeparted
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddecease