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defunction

/dəˈfʌŋkʃən/

defunction noun: death.

Noun

defunction (countable and uncountable, plural defunctions)

  1. (obsolete) Death.
    • Until four hundred one-and-twenty years / After defunction of King Pharamond […]1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

defunction meaning in Bengali

defunction in Bengali

মৃত্যু

Antonyms of defunction

Forms of defunction

pluraldefunctions

Origin of defunction

from Latin dēfūnctiō (“execution, performance, death”), from dēfungor (“to finish, perform, die”).

Words formed from defunction

Questions about defunction

What does defunction mean?
Defunction means death.
What is defunction in Bengali?
Defunction in Bengali is মৃত্যু. See Defunction meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is defunction?
Defunction is a noun.
How do you pronounce defunction?
Defunction is pronounced /dəˈfʌŋkʃən/.
What is the plural of defunction?
The plural of defunction is defunctions.

Words near defunction in the dictionary

  1. defugalties
  2. defugalty
  3. defunct
  4. defuncted
  5. defuncting
  6. defunction
  7. defunctionalization
  8. defunctionalizations
  9. defunctionalize
  10. defunctionalized
  11. defunctionalizes

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