predecease
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predecease
- /ˌpɹiːdəˈsiːs/
Rhymes with -iːs
noun predeceases
- The death of one person or thing before another. ‘Private: for the hands of J. G. Utterson alone and in case of his predecease to be destroyed unread,’ so it was emphatically superscribed; and the lawyer to behold the contents.
verb predeceases · predeceasing · predeceased
- To die sooner than. Husbands usually predecease their wives.
Opposite: outlive, postdecease, survive
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Opposite: outlive, postdecease, survive
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noun anterior death
| Français | prédécès |
|---|---|
| Italiano | premorienza |
verb to die sooner than
| Français | prédécéder |
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title = {predecease},
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