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dead

 
 
pronunciation:
ded
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: deader, deadest
definition: no longer alive.
His grandmother is living, but his grandfather is dead.
 
antonyms:
alive, live, living
similar words:
asleep, expired, gone
derivation: deadness (n.)
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  • deadly:
    causing death.