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Definition of
'death'
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Definitions of
'death'
1.
(noun)
death
,
decease
,
expiry
the
event
of
dying
or
departure
from
life
"her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
2.
(noun)
death
the
permanent
end of all
life
functions in an
organism
or
part
of an
organism
"the animal died a painful death"
3.
(noun)
death
the
absence
of
life
or
state
of
being
dead
"he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
4.
(noun)
death
,
dying
,
demise
the
time
when something ends
"it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
5.
(noun)
death
,
last
the
time
at which
life
ends; continuing until
dead
"she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
6.
(noun)
Death
the
personification
of
death
"Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
7.
(noun)
end
,
destruction
,
death
a
final
state
"he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
8.
(noun)
death
the act of
killing
"he had two deaths on his conscience"
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