Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Defunct"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Defunct \De*funct"\ a. [L. defunctus, p. p. of defungi to acquit
one's self of, to perform, finish, depart, die; de + fungi to
perform, discharge: cf. F. d['e]funt. See {Function}.]
Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. ``Defunct
organs.'' --Shak.
The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Defunct \De*funct"\, n.
A dead person; one deceased.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
defunct
adj 1: no longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct (or dead)
law"; "a defunct organization" [syn: {dead}]
2: having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct
aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"
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