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dēd
adj. as n.
42 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A dead man, a corpse;
pl.
dead men, corpses, the dead;
dedes office
, funeral service; (b) a ghost; (c) one who has died;
the ded
, the deceased;
dedes wille
, will or desire expressed by someone who…
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