Associations to the word «Departed»

Wiktionary

DEPARTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of depart
DEPARTED, adjective. (euphemistic) dead
DEPARTED, noun. (euphemistic) A dead person or persons.

Dictionary definition

DEPARTED, noun. Someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done".
DEPARTED, adjective. Well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era".
DEPARTED, adjective. Dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend".

Wise words

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