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defunct
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defunct
(adjective)
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defunct
/dɪ
ˈ
fʌŋkt/
adjective
defunct
/dɪ
ˈ
fʌŋkt/
adjective
Learner's definition of DEFUNCT
[
more defunct; most defunct
]
formal
:
no longer existing or being used
a
defunct
steel company
She wrote for the now-
defunct
newspaper.
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