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09/24/2026 2:20 AM
DECEDENT
PRONUNCIATION: (di-SEE-duhnt)
MEANING: noun: A person who has died.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin decedens (departing), from decedere (to depart, to die), from de- (away) + cedere (to go, yield). Earliest documented use: 1599.
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DEC. EDENTI - my teeth were pulled in Rome on the first day of winter
DECKED E.N.T. - oto-rhino-laryngologist was knocked out in a fight
D.E.C. EVENT - With much fanfare, Digital Equipment Company announced their new PDP-11 mini-computers in 1969.