nounπShareThe dead person (referred to)."My grandfather, the defunct, is missed by everyone in the family. "personhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make defunct."The school board voted to defunct the outdated computer lab, replacing it with a modern technology center. "organizationbusinessstategovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareDeceased, dead."The old family dog, unfortunately, is defunct. "beingconditionstatepastChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareNo longer in use, inactive."The old factory, now defunct, stands empty and silent, a reminder of the town's past. "businesshistorytechnologyorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSpecifically, of a program: that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because the parent process that created it is still running and has not yet reaped it. See also zombie, zombie process."The computer program I used for my presentation is now defunct, even though it's still listed in the task manager. "computingtechnologyprocesssystemtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareNo longer in business or service."The old video store is defunct; it closed down last year. "businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of a language) No longer spoken."Because no one speaks or learns it anymore, Cornish is considered a defunct language. "languagelinguisticshistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
