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Definition deceased in American English

deceased adjective

adjective
/dɪˈsist/
1

dead

Example

flowers on the graves of deceased relatives

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2

a dead person or people, especially when the death or deaths were recent

Example

The deceased was a highly respected member of the farming community.

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Definition deceased in American English