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Pronunciation / Transliteration: somyeolhan
"그 회사는 작년에 소멸했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
No longer existing, operating, or functioning.
"The company became defunct after the economic crisis wiped out its funding." - 2
No longer alive; dead (chiefly historical or formal).
"He lamented the loss of several defunct members of the old society."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'defunctus', meaning 'dead, deceased, or having performed one's duties', formed from 'de-' (completely) and 'fungi' (to perform or execute). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, it initially retained its literal sense of dead or departed before shifting primarily to describe organizations, laws, customs, or products that no longer exist or function.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Defunct" is said worldwide
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défunt
Transliteration: dey-fœ̃
"Cette organisation est devenue défunte l'année dernière."
hinfällig
Transliteration: hɪnˌfɛlɪç
"Das Gesetz ist seit Jahren hinfällig."
defunto
Transliteration: deˈfun.to
"Quella rivista è ormai defunta."
defunto
Transliteration: deˈfun.to
"La compañía es ahora una empresa defunta."
extinto
Transliteration: esˈtʃĩ.tu
"O clube de futebol tornou-se extinto."
निष्क्रिय
Transliteration: nishkriya
"यह संगठन अब निष्क्रिय हो चुका है।"
废止的
Transliteration: fèizhǐ de
"这家公司已经废止了。"
소멸한
Transliteration: somyeolhan
"그 회사는 작년에 소멸했다."
消滅した
Transliteration: shōmetsu shita
"その企業はすでに消滅した。"
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