decedent
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/dɪˈsiːdənt/
(UK)
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/dɪˈsiːdənt/ (UK) · /dɪˈsi.dənt/ (US)
Definition of decedent
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(US)A dead person.
““A check of the nightstands revealed large amounts of prescription medication in the decedent’s name,” the coroner’s notes said, according to TMZ.com.”
“A 2020 study found that MAiD recipients in Ontario tended to be wealthier, less likely to be in institutional care, and more likely to be married than the average Ontario decedent.”
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noun
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(US)A dead person.
““A check of the nightstands revealed large amounts of prescription medication in the decedent’s name,” the coroner’s notes said, according to TMZ.com.”
“A 2020 study found that MAiD recipients in Ontario tended to be wealthier, less likely to be in institutional care, and more likely to be married than the average Ontario decedent.”
adj
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(not-comparable)Removing; departing; deceased.
“satisfy every claimant upon the estate of a decedent person”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”).
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