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DECEASED PERSON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is no longer alive
Example:
I wonder what the dead person would have done
Synonyms:
dead person; dead soul; deceased; deceased person; decedent; departed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("deceased person" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deceased person"):
infernal (an inhabitant of Hell)
living dead; zombi; zombie (a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force)
Instance hyponyms:
Lazarus (the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death)
Holonyms ("deceased person" is a member of...):
dead (people who are no longer living)
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