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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DECEDENT

From Latin dēcēdēns departing.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DECEDENT

decedent  [dɪˈsiːdənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECEDENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decedent is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECEDENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

decedent

Death

Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include biological aging, predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, homicide and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death. In society, the nature of death and humanity's awareness of its own mortality has for millennia been a concern of the world's religious traditions and of philosophical inquiry. This includes belief in resurrection, reincarnation or rebirth, or that consciousness permanently ceases to exist, known as eternal oblivion. Commemoration ceremonies after death may include various mourning, funeral practices and ceremonies of honouring the deceased. The physical remains of a person, commonly known as a corpse or body, are usually interred whole or cremated, though among the world's cultures there are a variety of other methods of mortuary disposal. In the English language, blessings directed towards a dead person include rest in peace, or its initialism RIP.

Definition of decedent in the English dictionary

The definition of decedent in the dictionary is a deceased person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECEDENT


accordant
əˈkɔːdənt
antecedent
ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt
ardent
ˈɑːdənt
credent
ˈkriːdənt
discordant
dɪsˈkɔːdənt
fire-retardant
ˌfaɪərɪˈtɑːdənt
flame-retardant
ˈfleɪmrɪˌtɑːdənt
gardant
ˈɡɑːdənt
intercedent
ˌɪntəˈsiːdənt
mordent
ˈmɔːdənt
needn´t
ˈniːdənt
non-student
ˌnɒnˈstjuːdənt
prudent
ˈpruːdənt
regardant
rɪˈɡɑːdənt
retardant
rɪˈtɑːdənt
retrocedent
ˌretrəʊˈsiːdənt
sedent
ˈsiːdənt
student
ˈstjuːdənt
succedent
səkˈsiːdənt
verdant
ˈvɜːdənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECEDENT

decd
decease
deceased
deceit
deceitful
deceitfully
deceitfulness
deceivability
deceivable
deceivableness
deceivably
deceive
deceiver
deceiving
deceivingly
decelerate
deceleration
decelerator
decelerometer
deceleron

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECEDENT

accident
college student
confident
correspondent
decadent
dent
denying the antecedent
dependent
evident
graduate student
ident
incident
indent
independent
precedent
president
resident
superintendent
trident
vice president

Synonyms and antonyms of decedent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decedent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECEDENT

Find out the translation of decedent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decedent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decedent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

被继承人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

difunto
570 millions of speakers

English

decedent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मृतक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتوفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умершего
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falecido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

decedent
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défunt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dendam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erblasser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

故人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사망자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decedent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறந்தவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत कुऱ्हाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

merhum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defunto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zmarły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

померлого
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decedat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θανούσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorlede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decedent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avdødes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decedent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECEDENT»

The term «decedent» is regularly used and occupies the 64.513 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECEDENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decedent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decedent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decedent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECEDENT»

Discover the use of decedent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decedent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Lawyer's Guide to Estate Planning: Fundamentals for the ...
Section 2037 includes in the gross estate gratuitous transfers in which the decedent retains a reversionary interest in the transferred property.10 The section applies to transfers in which the transferee must survive the transferor- decedent to ...
L. Rush Hunt, Lara Rae Hunt, 2004
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Decedent Estate Law of the State of New York, Chapter ...
Subtitle: Chapter 18, Laws of 1909) Together With All Amendments, the Notes of the Board of Statutory Consolidation, Notes of the Original Revisers of the Revised Statutes, the Report of the Commissioners of Statutory Revision on the ...
Robert Ludlow Fowler, New York, 2009
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U.S. Master Tax Guide
Proceeds of insurance on a decedent's life payable to or for the benefit of his or her estate, and insurance payable to other beneficiaries in which the decedent retained incidents of ownership, are included in the decedent's gross estate ( Code ...
CCH Incorporated, 2007
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
allowed to the decedent if, while alive, he had made such payment. (b) The deduction for percentage depletion is allowable only to the person (described in section 691(a)(1)) who receives the income in respect of the decedent to which the ...
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Staff, 1997
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Federal Income Taxes of Decedents, Estates and Trusts
by the cash-basis decedent will be allowed the deduction for percentage depletion, computed on the gross income from such sales as if the heir had the same economic interest in the property as the decedent. The heir need not receive any ...
CCH Editorial Staff Publication
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L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
For example, assume that the decedent transferred an interest in Blackacre to A which could be possessed or enjoyed only by surviving the decedent, and that the decedent transferred an interest in Blackacre to B which could be possessed or ...
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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2012: For Preparing Your 2011 ...
You do not prorate it according to the part of the year the decedent lived. A surviving spouse may assume responsibility for filing a joint return for the year of death if no executor or administrator has been appointed and other tests are met  ...
J. K. Lasser, 2011
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates: Keyed to ...
Actually, the estate tax is cumulative in nature and takes into consideration, for purposes of applying the graduated estate tax rates, the decedent's inter vivos taxable gifts made after 1976. Through a somewhat complex mechanism, taxable  ...
Peter Wendel, 2005
9
How to Probate an Estate in California
DE-11'l ESTATE OF (Name): CASE NUMBER: DECEDENT 4. III Decedent's will does not preclude administration of this estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act 5. a. Decedent was survived by (check items (1) or ( 2). and (3) ...
Julia Nissley, 2013
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U.S. Master Estate and Gift Tax Guide 2008
the decedent to members of the decedent's family to the extent that those interests are held by family members (other than the decedent's spouse) between the date of the gift and the date of the decedent's death. • Fifty-Percent Liquidity Test ...
CCH Tax Law Editors, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECEDENT»

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Pennsylvania attorney fined nearly $1 million for testimony mistake
Raynor represented the doctor and a physician group accused of failing to timely diagnose decedent's lung cancer. Prior to trial, the court had ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
2
Lake County coroner: Toddler's death 'undetermined' in day care …
"On June 10, 2015, X-rays of the decedent were discovered on file in the Coroner's Office that according to the defense attorneys were not ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Estate of Eda Mae Crapps,
If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with full power to administer the decedent's estate ... «Hastings Star Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Forensic artist reconstructs remains found in 2014 in hopes …
Forensic artist reconstructs remains found in 2014 in hopes someone may recognize the decedent. Phil Tenser. 4:43 PM, Jul 7, 2015. 4:55 AM, Jul 8, 2015. «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»
5
Kerrick Attorneys Push For Venue Change in Motions Hearing
The defense claims a change of venue, a gag order and a stipulation to cause of death and identity of the decedent is needed for a fair trial. «TWC News, Jul 15»
6
N.J. officers not liable in death of lawyer in county courthouse, judge …
... judgment saying "at least one witness testified that 'none of the sheriff's officers appeared to be delaying providing care to the decedent.". «NJ.com, Jul 15»
7
Man jailed in heroin death
The names and more information will be released once the suspect is arraigned in Gogebic County District Court and the decedent's family is ... «Your Daily Globe.com, Jul 15»
8
THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT MUSCATINE COUNTY Probate No …
... from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, ... «Muscatine Journal, Jul 15»
9
The WingHouse Breaks Out with the Best Ribs for the Summer
... dessert offerings include the classic American favorite, Root Beer Float, Light and sweet Churro Chips and a decedent Caramel Cheesecake. «The Daily Meal, Jul 15»
10
Lawsuit: Ride the Ducks pedestrian death 'inevitable'
Witnesses interviewed by the police also stated that the decedent walked out against a red light, was distracted and the driver was not at fault. «Metro.us, Jul 15»

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