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departed
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
departed
(adjective)
depart
(verb)
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departed
/dɪ
ˈ
pɑɚtəd/
adjective
departed
/dɪ
ˈ
pɑɚtəd/
adjective
Learner's definition of DEPARTED
1
somewhat formal
:
no longer living
—
used as a polite way to say that someone is dead
We have come to say goodbye to our dear
departed
friend.
his recently
departed
father
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2
literary
:
existing in the past
These clothes recall the elegance of a
departed
[=
bygone
] era.
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the departed
:
people who have died
They left flowers at the graves of
the departed
.
the spirits of
the departed
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