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Webster 1913 Edition


Defunct

De-funct′

(dē̍-fŭṉkt′)
.
Adj.
[L.
defunctus
, p. p. of
defungi
to acquit one’s self of, to perform, finish, depart, die;
de
+
fungi
to perform, discharge: cf. F.
défunt
. See
Function
.]
1.
Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased.
“Defunct organs.”
Shak.
The boar,
defunct
, lay tripped up, near.
Byron.

De-funct′

,
Noun.
A dead person; one deceased.

Webster 1828 Edition


Defunct

DEFUNCT

,
Adj.
[L. To perform and discharge.] Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased.

DEFUNCT

,
Noun.
A dead person; one deceased.