departed
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
departed
/dɪˈpɑɚtəd/
adjective
departed
/dɪˈpɑɚtəd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEPARTED
1
somewhat formal
:
no longer living
— used as a polite way to say that someone is dead
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We have come to say goodbye to our dear departed friend.
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his recently departed father
2
literary
:
existing in the past
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These clothes recall the elegance of a departed [=bygone] era.
the departed
:
people who have died
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They left flowers at the graves of the departed.
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the spirits of the departed
