defunction

English

Noun

defunction (countable and uncountable, plural defunctions)

(obsolete) Death.
- Shakespeare
  Until four hundred one-and-twenty years / After defunction of King Pharamond […]

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:death

Antonyms

existence, life
birth

Related terms

defunct

Translations

death

Catalan: defunció f
Japanese: 死 (ja) (shi), 消滅 (ja) (shōmetsu)

Spanish: defunción (es) f

References

defunction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

functioned

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