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dead
What does dead mean?
dead (adjective): no longer living; deceased.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce dead?
/dɛd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dead come from?
From Middle English ded, deed, from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic *daud, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of dead?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “dead”?
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What does “dead” mean?
no longer living; deceased
Right! That's what “dead” means.
having a sharp inclination
Not quite: that's what steep means.
amusing; humorous; comical
Not quite: that's what funny means.
huge, gigantic, very large
Not quite: that's what immense means.
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