Defunction

//dəˈfʌŋkʃən//

Synonyms for "defunction" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

big sleep celestial transfer death

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

decease demise dirt nap doom

Related words (7)

Noun(7 words)

exit expiration fatality liquidation mortality quietus sleep of the just

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4 relation types

Antonyms

2 entries

birth existence

Related terms

1 entries

defunct

derived

2 entries

defunctioning defunctive

related to

2 entries

death defunct

Translations

5 translations across 4 languages.

Catalan

1 entries

defunció noun (death)

French

1 entries

défunction noun (death)

Japanese

2 entries

死 noun (death)
消滅 noun (death)

Spanish

1 entries

defunción noun (death)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Until four hundred one-and-twenty years / After defunction of King Pharamond […]

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