departed

(-id)

adjective

  1. gone away; past; bygone
  2. dead

See departed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Bygone; past: relics from a departed era.
  2. Dead. See Synonyms at dead.
noun
  1. A dead person, especially one who has died recently: The family of the departed remained after the funeral service.
  2. Dead persons considered as a group; the dead.

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