noun🔗ShareLe défuntThe dead person (referred to)."My grandfather, the defunct, is missed by everyone in the family. "Mon grand-père, le défunt, manque à tout le monde dans la famille.personhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSupprimer, abolirTo make defunct."The school board voted to defunct the outdated computer lab, replacing it with a modern technology center. "Le conseil scolaire a voté pour supprimer le laboratoire informatique obsolète, le remplaçant par un centre de technologie moderne.organizationbusinessstategovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDécédé, mortDeceased, dead."The old family dog, unfortunately, is defunct. "Le vieux chien de la famille est malheureusement décédé.beingconditionstatepastChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareObsolète, inactifNo longer in use, inactive."The old factory, now defunct, stands empty and silent, a reminder of the town's past. "L'ancienne usine, désormais obsolète, se dresse vide et silencieuse, un rappel du passé de la ville.businesshistorytechnologyorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDéfunt, terminéSpecifically, 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. "Le programme informatique que j'ai utilisé pour ma présentation est maintenant terminé, même s'il est toujours répertorié dans le gestionnaire des tâches.computingtechnologyprocesssystemtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDisparu, hors serviceNo longer in business or service."The old video store is defunct; it closed down last year. "L'ancien magasin de vidéos est disparu ; il a fermé l'année dernière.businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDisparu, éteint(of a language) No longer spoken."Because no one speaks or learns it anymore, Cornish is considered a defunct language. "Parce que personne ne le parle ni ne l'apprend plus, le cornique est considéré comme une langue disparue.languagelinguisticshistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
