defunct

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective no longer in force or use; inactive
  2. adjective having ceased to exist or live

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfunctus, past participle of dēfungor (“to finish, discharge”).

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