defunct
(adjective) having ceased to exist or live; “the will of a defunct aunt”; “a defunct Indian tribe”
defunct
(adjective) no longer in force or use; inactive; “a defunct law”; “a defunct organization”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
defunct (comparative more defunct, superlative most defunct)
(now rare) Deceased, dead.
No longer in use, inactive.
(computing) Specifically, of a program: that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because the parent process that created it is still running and has not yet reaped it. See also zombie, zombie process.
(business) No longer in business or service.
(linguistics) (of a language) No longer spoken.
• (no longer in use): antiquated, disused, outdated; see also obsolete
defunct (third-person singular simple present defuncts, present participle defuncting, simple past and past participle defuncted)
To make defunct.
defunct
The dead person (referred to).
Source: Wiktionary
De*funct". a. Etym: [L. defunctus, p. p. of defungi to acquit one's self of, to perform, finish, depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge: cf. F. défunt. See Function.]
Definition: Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. "Defunct organs." Shak. The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. Byron.
De*funct", n.
Definition: A dead person; one deceased.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
