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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•funct /dɪˈfʌŋkt/USA pronunciation adj. - no longer in effect or use:a defunct law.
- no longer in existence;
dead. See -funct-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•funct (di fungkt′),USA pronunciation adj. - no longer in effect or use;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. n. - the defunct, the dead person referred to:the survivors of the defunct.
- Latin dēfunctus discharged, dead (past participle of dēfungī), equivalent. to dē- de- + functus performed; see function
- 1540–50
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