death

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.3.5 External links 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Old English dēaþ, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰautus. Cognate with West Frisian dead, Dutch dood, German Tod, Swedish död.

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• enPR: dĕth, IPA: /dɛθ/, SAMPA: /dET/
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  Rhymes: -ɛθ

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death (plural deaths)

1. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

   The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family.

2. (often capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.

   When death walked in, a chill spread through the room.

3. Tarot card.

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[edit] Derived terms

Look at pages starting with death.

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afterlife die the big one the big sleep cemetery early grave funeral graveyard

morgue mortal mortician mortuary obituary tombstone cremation

[edit] External links

• The Definition of Death - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: adeht
• hated