décès — meaning in English
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English meaning
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death
noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
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decease
noun Death, departure from life.
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passing
adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.
Senses
décès is used for these senses in English:
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death
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
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decease
(formal) Death, departure from life.
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passing
Death, dying; the end of something. [from 14th c.]
death — full definition
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noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
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noun The end or collapse of something non-living, used figuratively.
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name The personification of death, traditionally shown as a hooded, skeletal figure carrying a scythe.
