🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

defunto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-foon-toh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Departed/dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Le anime defunte vengono ricordate durante la cerimonia."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having left or gone away; deceased.

    "The departed souls are remembered during the memorial service."
As verb
  1. 1

    Past tense of depart; to have left or gone away.

    "She departed from the meeting early to attend another appointment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'departed' originates from the Middle English 'departen', derived from the Old French 'departir', which in turn comes from the Latin 'departire', meaning 'to divide or separate'. Over time, its meaning evolved to signify leaving or passing away.

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