death

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1. the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
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2. the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
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3. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
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4. the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
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5. the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
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6. the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
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7. a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
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