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  • 21defunct — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dead, deceased, expired, no longer existing, no longer functioning; see also dead 1 , extinct , old fashioned . See Synonym Study at dead . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [di FUNGKT] no longer… …

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  • 22defunct — de|funct [dıˈfʌŋkt] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: defunctus, past participle of defungi to finish, die ] not existing any more, or not useful any more ▪ the now defunct nuclear reactor …

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  • 23defunct — [16] The funct in defunct is the same ultimately as that in function and perfunctory. It comes from the past participle of Latin fungī ‘perform, discharge’. In combination with the intensive prefix dē this produced dēfunctus ‘discharged,… …

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  • 24defunct — adjective the original contract is defunct Syn: disused, unused, inoperative, nonfunctioning, unusable, obsolete; no longer existing, discontinued; extinct Ant: working, extant …

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  • 25defunct — de•funct [[t]dɪˈfʌŋkt[/t]] adj. 1) no longer in effect or use: a defunct law[/ex] 2) no longer in existence; dead; extinct • Etymology: 1540–50; < L dēfunctus dead, ptp. of dēfungī to bring to an end …

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  • 26defunct — [16] The funct in defunct is the same ultimately as that in function and perfunctory. It comes from the past participle of Latin fungī ‘perform, discharge’. In combination with the intensive prefix dē this produced dēfunctus ‘discharged,… …

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  • 27Defunct placenames of New Hampshire — Defunct placenames are those no longer used officially. Many populated places in New Hampshire once prospered and are now gone, subsumed by adjacent cities or renamed. Similarly, many geophysical features have had their names changed over time.… …

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  • 28Defunct Canadian companies — Defunct companies, including acquired and merged ones= Note: many of these companies are still operating under the same name, they are just owned by others* Agricore (merged with United Grain Growers Ltd. to form Agricore United) * Aikenheads… …

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  • 29Defunct football clubs in Sheffield — There are a number of defunct clubs in Sheffield that made a significant contribution to football in the city. There were 15 teams playing in Sheffield by the early 1860s but only two of them (Sheffield F.C. and Hallam F.C.) remain in existence… …

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  • 30Defunct Greek Umbrella Organizations — This is a list of defunct National Greek umbrella councils for Greek lettered organizations. Interfraternity Conference (IFC) Organized in 1909. Changed its name to National Interfraternity Conference in 1931. Association of Pedagogical… …

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