someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
Used in a Sentence
decedent
How to use decedent in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for decedent.
Editorial note
Subpoena all files that Google has with respect to the decedent.
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Definitions1
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Quick take
someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for decedent.
noun
someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
Example sentences
Subpoena all files that Google has with respect to the decedent.
The class name creates a scope and you need to apply that to decedent components to enforce the scope.
It is reversible, if the decedent is only mostly dead.
People of Native American decedent are less prone to ailments caused by tobacco.
If you think that banks gleefully return money to a decedent's family after death you haven't dealt with this issue much.
Most people would have just used Helvetica, a closely related decedent of Akzidenz-Grotesk, and called it a day.
In all of history decedent societies continually fall to more barbaric and less advanced societies.
[edit: Objective-C is a decedent of Smalltalk - I was emphasizing the connection to be able to draw Objective-C programmers to its roots]
To play Devil's advocate, if we gained a more complete understanding of the genome and evolution would it not be possible to take a decedent of a dinosaur and reverse engineer the original species?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use decedent in a sentence?
Subpoena all files that Google has with respect to the decedent.
What does decedent mean?
someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
What part of speech is decedent?
decedent is commonly used as noun.