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defunct
[ dih-fuhngkt ]
adjective
- no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning:
a defunct law; a defunct organization.
- no longer in existence; dead; extinct:
a defunct person; a defunct tribe of Indians.
noun
- the defunct, the dead person referred to:
the survivors of the defunct.
defunct
/ ɪˈʌŋ /
adjective
- no longer living; dead or extinct
- no longer operative or valid
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܲԳٲԱ, noun
- ˈڳܲԳپ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ڳܲԳn noun
- ԴDzd·ڳܲԳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of defunct1
Example Sentences
Although the streets are all still there, the only physical landmark of note that remains in the defunct neighborhood is the historic water tower itself.
The sessions – attended largely by elderly women - started life inside the now defunct library.
Last month MLS won an antitrust lawsuit brought by another competitor, the defunct North American Soccer League, which sought $500 million in damages after accusing the league and the U.S.
Although some experts worry that the fund would not cover the entire cost of the fire, or that it would be depleted and defunct in the future, Edison sees the sum as a crucial lifeline.
The defunct King World Productions syndication firm, which CBS acquired in 1999, had struck deals with the original producer, Merv Griffin Enterprises, in the early 1980s to distribute “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune.”
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