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fallen definition

fallen (fôlən)

intransitive verb

adjective

  1. having come down; dropped
  2. on the ground; prostrate
  3. having lost status or moral reputation; degraded
  4. captured; overthrown
  5. ruined; destroyed
  6. dead

Etymology: ME, pp. of fallen, to fall

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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