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death
noun
the act of killing
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dɛθ
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noun
the act of killing
“he had two deaths on his conscience”
noun
the event of dying or departure from life
“her death came as a terrible shock”
noun
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
“the animal died a painful death”
noun
the absence of life or state of being dead
“he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life”
noun
a final state
“he came to a bad end”
noun
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
“she stayed until his death”
noun
the time when something ends
“it was the death of all his plans”
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he had two deaths on his conscience
her death came as a terrible shock
upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
the animal died a painful death
he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life
he came to a bad end
the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
she stayed until his death
a struggle to the last
it was the death of all his plans
a dying of old hopes
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