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defunct definition

de·funct (dē fuŋkt′, di-)

adjective

no longer living or existing; dead or extinct

Etymology: L defunctus, pp. of defungi, to do, finish, die < de-, from, off + fungi, to perform: see de- & function

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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