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death

death \'deth\ n [ME deeth, fr. OE de-ath; akin to ON dauthi death, deyj]a 
   to die - more at DIE 1: a permanent cessation of all vital functions : the 
   end of life  2: the cause or occasion of loss of life  cap  3: the 
   destroyer of life represented usu. as a skeleton with a scythe  4: the 
   state of being dead  5: DESTRUCTION, EXTINCTION  6: CIVIL DEATH  7: 
   SLAUGHTER  Christian Science  8: the lie of life in matter : that which is 
   unreal and untrue : ILL USION