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Word: Decedent
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin decedent- ‘dying’, from the verb decedere (see decease)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈsiːd(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a deceased person
Short Definition:deceased person
Examples:- the executor of a decedent's estate
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