poismeno — meaning in English

English meaning

• decease noun (formal) Death; the end of a person's life.
• demise noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
• departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
• outgo verb To do better than someone or something; to surpass.
• passing adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.

Senses

poismeno is used for these senses in English:

• decease (formal) Death, departure from life.
• demise (countable) Death.
• departure (euphemism) A death.
• outgo (uncountable) The act or process of going out; (countable) an instance of this; an outgoing.
• passing Death, dying; the end of something. [from 14th c.]

demise — full definition

1. noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
2. noun A formal or literary word for death.

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