defunction

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈfʌŋkʃən/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

defunction (countable and uncountable, plural defunctions)

1. (obsolete) Death.
   • 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, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

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

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:death

Antonyms

• existence, life
• birth

Derived terms

• defunctioning
• defunctive

Related terms

• defunct

Translations

death

• Catalan: defunció (ca) f
• French: défunction (fr) f
• Japanese: 死 (ja) (shi), 消滅 (ja) (shōmetsu)
• Spanish: defunción (es) f

References

• “defunction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• functioned