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defunction

/dəˈfʌŋkʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-func-tion
IPA
/dəˈfʌŋkʃən/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Death.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

from Latin dēfūnctiō (“execution, performance, death”), from dēfungor (“to finish, perform, die”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dēfūnctiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

defunctions (plural)

Derived Forms

defunctioning defunctive

Frequently Paired Words

defunct

Antonyms

existence life birth

Questions

How do you pronounce defunction?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈfʌŋkʃən/.
What does defunction mean?
Death.
Where does defunction come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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