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