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Definition of deceased adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deceased

adjective
 
/dɪˈsiːst/
 
/dɪˈsiːst/
 (law or formal)
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  1. dead
    • her deceased parents
    Extra Examples
    • His mother is now sadly deceased.
    • her recently deceased husband
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    • be
    adverb
    • recently
    • now
    • sadly
    • …
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  2. the deceased
     noun
    (plural the deceased)
    a person who has died, especially recently
    • the family of the deceased
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