long defunct

Frequency: 6.25.0 per million words

Indicates that something has been defunct for a long time.

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Examples (10)

  • The explorers stumbled upon the ruined buildings of a long defunct mine.
  • He collected memorabilia from a long defunct airline.
  • She found an old article in a long defunct literary magazine.
  • The historian was studying the policies of a long defunct political party.
  • They walked along the path of a long defunct railway line.
  • That law, long defunct, was a curious relic of a bygone era.
  • The museum displayed a computer from a long defunct tech company.
  • His father used to play in a long defunct rock band from the 70s.
  • The professor explained why the long defunct scientific theory had been abandoned.
  • The castle was built by a noble family that is now long defunct.