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defunct

[ dih-fuhngkt ]

adjective

  1. no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning:

    a defunct law; a defunct organization.

  2. no longer in existence; dead; extinct:

    a defunct person; a defunct tribe of Indians.



noun

  1. the defunct, the dead person referred to:

    the survivors of the defunct.

defunct

/ ɪˈʌŋ /

adjective

  1. no longer living; dead or extinct
  2. no longer operative or valid
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڳܲԳٲԱ, noun
  • ˈڳܲԳپ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ڳܲԳn noun
  • ԴDzd·ڳܲԳ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of defunct1

1540–50; < Latin ŧڳܲԳٳܲ discharged, dead (past participle of ŧڳܲԲī ), equivalent to ŧ- de- + functus performed; function
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Word History and Origins

Origin of defunct1

C16: from Latin ŧڳܲԲī to discharge (one's obligations), die; see de- , function
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If Agoa does become defunct, Africa will have to look within itself and make good on the promises of creating a continental free-trade area.

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Although the streets are all still there, the only physical landmark of note that remains in the defunct neighborhood is the historic water tower itself.

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The sessions – attended largely by elderly women - started life inside the now defunct library.

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Last month MLS won an antitrust lawsuit brought by another competitor, the defunct North American Soccer League, which sought $500 million in damages after accusing the league and the U.S.

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Although some experts worry that the fund would not cover the entire cost of the fire, or that it would be depleted and defunct in the future, Edison sees the sum as a crucial lifeline.

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