adj
defunct
dih-FUHNGKT
adj
1
No longer existing, operating, or in use.
"The magazine has been defunct since the 1990s."
"That old law is now defunct."
How to Use Defunct
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDead in the sense of no longer functioning or existing — used for companies, laws, languages, and institutions rather than people.
Common pairings
now defunct
defunct company
defunct language
Word Forms
more defunct comparative, defuncted past tense, defuncts singular, most defunct superlative
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Etymology
From Latin dēfunctus, past participle of dēfungor ("to finish, discharge, be done with").