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Middle English deeth, from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (compare West Frisian dead, Dutch dood, German Tod, Swedish död), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰautus. More at die.

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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.
    • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
      "`Death,'" quoted Warwick, with whose mood the undertaker's remarks were in tune, "`is the penalty that all must pay for the crime of living.'"
  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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