death
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
Example
“My grandfather died a violent death, which saddened the whole family.”
Other meanings
Execution (in the judicial sense).
The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
“When death walked in, a chill spread through the room.”
Word history
From Old English "dēaþ".
Where this comes from
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