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See also:Deathanddeaþ

English

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 death (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
 death on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishdeeth, fromOld Englishdēaþ, fromProto-West Germanic*dauþu, fromProto-Germanic*dauþuz, fromProto-Indo-European*dʰówtus. More atdie.

Cognates

Cognate withScotsdaeth,daith,death,deeth,deith(“death”),North FrisianDuar,duas,düüs(“death”),Saterland FrisianDood(“death”),West Frisiandea(“death”),Dutchdood(“death”),GermanTod,Todt(“death”),Limburgishdoead(“death”),LuxembourgishDoud(“death”),Yiddishטויט(toyt,“death”),Danish,Norwegian Bokmåldød(“death”),Faroesedeyði(“death”),Icelandicdauði(“death”),Norwegian Nynorskdaude,død(“death”),Swedishdöd(“death”),Gothic𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌿𐍃(dauþus,“death”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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death (countable anduncountable,pluraldeaths)

  2. Thecessation oflife and all associated processes; theend of anorganism'sexistence as anentity independent from its environment and its return to aninert,nonliving state.
    My grandfather died a violentdeath, which saddened the whole family.
    • 1680,T. K.,The Kitchin-Phyſician; Or, a Guide for Good-Housewives in Maintaining Their Families in Health. […] ‎[2], To cure the faintneſs of the Heart,page71:
      But foraſmuch as this [the faintneſs of the Heart] is a very bad and heavy diſtemper, and a fore-runner ofdeath, therefore 'tis called a timelydeath.
    • 1879,R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, inThe Amateur Poacher, London:Smith, Elder, & Co., […],→OCLC:
      Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by hisdeath fairly.
    • 1900,Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, inThe House Behind the Cedars:
      "‘Death,’" quoted Warwick, with whose mood the undertaker's remarks were in tune, "‘is the penalty that all must pay for the crime of living.’"
    • 2013 July-August,Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, inAmerican Scientist:
      Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk ofdeath from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene,[…]
    1. Execution (in the judicial sense).
      The serial killer was sentenced todeath.
      • 2018 March 30, Chris Buckley, “‘Vicious’ Killer of 11 Women Gets Death Penalty in China”, inThe New York Times‎[3],→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on31 March 2018, Asia Pacific‎[4]:
        Thirty years after Gao Chengyong embarked on a succession of 11 rape-murders of women in northwest China, a court sentenced him todeath on Friday, following an investigation that involved sifting through 230,000 fingerprints.
  4. (often capitalized) Thepersonification of death as a (usually male)hooded figure with ascythe; theGrim Reaper.
    Whendeath walked in, a chill spread through the room.
  6. (preceded bythe) Thecollapse orend of something.
    England scored a goal at thedeath to even the score at one all.
    Buyer (negotiating): You were at two-fifty on that one. Go on, then, what's thedeath on that?Seller: Two hundred pounds is the absolutedeath.Buyer: Sold. Thank you.
    • 1983, Robert R. Faulkner,Music on Demand, page90:
      He may even find himself being blamed if the project dies a quick and horribledeath at the box office or is unceremoniously axed by the network.
    2. (figuratively, especially followed byof-phrase) A cause of great stress, exhaustion, embarrassment, or another negative condition (for someone).
      This bake sale is going to be thedeath of me!
  8. (figurative)Spirituallifelessness.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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English terms starting with “death”

Translations

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cessation of life
personification of death
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See also

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References

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  1. ^Dobson, E[ric] J. (1957),English pronunciation 1500-1700‎[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology,Oxford:Clarendon Press, published1968,→OCLC,§ 30,page502.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Appropriation ofEnglishdeath for a homophone.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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death(デス)• (desu) 

  1. (slang, humorous)alternative spelling ofです(desu)
    • [2000,言語‎[5], volume第 29 巻、第 1～4 号:
      「なのでR」や「そうdeath」
      (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)]
    • 2009,ニホンちゃんしるブプレ: 国際情勢風刺寓話集‎[6],ニホンちゃんしるブプレ,→ISBN, page32:
      ニホンちゃんの特別な存在になるにはカンコ君、あと半万年ほど時間がかかりそう death
      It will take about half a million more years for Kanko-kun to become special to Nihong-chan.
    • 2020 September 5,剣名舞,浅田有皆,M.C.☆LAW　大合本（全3巻）‎[7],ゴマブックス株式会社:
      合気道五段の私にちょっかいかけるからDEATH(デス)わよ
      (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

Scots

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Noun

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death (pluraldeaths)

  1. alternative form ofdaith
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