défunt

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French defun(c)t, from Old French defunz (13th c.), a borrowing from Latin (de vita) defunctus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /de.fœ̃/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

défunt (feminine défunte, masculine plural défunts, feminine plural défuntes)

  1. (formal) (of a person) late, deceased
    Synonyms: décédé, disparu, mort, (legal, official, or humorous) regretté, (modern use limited) feu
  2. (formal) (of a place, era etc.) which is dead and gone, bygone
    Synonyms: disparu, révolu, d’autrefois
  3. (literary) defunct

Noun[edit]

défunt m (plural défunts)

  1. (formal) deceased

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