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   De·funct

   /dəˈfəNG(k)t/

   

   adjective

   • 1. no longer existing or functioning: "a now defunct technology that only people over a certain age remember" Similar disusedno longer in useunusedinoperativenonfunctioningunusableobsoleteno longer in existencediscontinuedextinctfossilizedOpposite workingextant

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘deceased’): from Latin defunctus ‘dead’, past participle of defungi ‘carry out, finish’, from de- (expressing reversal) + fungi ‘perform’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • E

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   • F

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   • T

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