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Definition of
deceased adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
deceased
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
dɪˈsist
/
/
(
law
or
formal
)
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1
dead
her deceased parents
2
the deceased
noun
(
pl.
the deceased
)
a person who has died, especially recently
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deceased
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