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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Defunct \De*funct"\ a. [L. defunctus p. p. of defungi to acquit one's self of to perform, finish, depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge: cf F. d['e]funt. See {Function}.] Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. ``Defunct organs.'' --Shak. The boar, defunct, lay tripped up near --Byron. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Defunct \De*funct"\, n. A dead person; one deceased. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: defunct adj 1: no longer in force or use inactive; "a defunct (or dead) law"; "a defunct organization" [syn: {dead}] 2: having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"
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