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death

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"End of life"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɛθ/Part of speech nounSorted adehtStarts with DEnds with H1 cluesVery common crossword word
1D2E3A4T5H

Definitions

  1. The end of life or state of being dead.

Word origin

From Middle English deth, deeth, from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰówtus. More at die.

Used in a sentence

  • My grandfather died a violent death, which saddened the whole family.
  • But foraſmuch as this [the faintneſs of the Heart] is a very bad and heavy diſtemper, and a fore-runner of death, therefore 'tis called a timely death.
  • Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly.

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