Timeline for "defunct" vs. "deceased" vs. "departed"
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| Jun 16, 2020 at 9:11 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Jul 8, 2013 at 1:13 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | Well-said. The only time I'd apply defunct to a deceased person would be if that person was a soul singer (i.e., "James Brown, who was defunct in 2006...") – but that's a rare case, used only to form a pun (and some might say a rather tasteless one at that). | |
| Jul 7, 2013 at 22:20 | history | answered | WendiKidd | CC BY-SA 3.0 |