how to pronounce defunct

/dɪˈfʌŋkt/

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defunct is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of defunct in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and by 1976 they were defunct but not …”

meaning of defunct

Defunct means no longer in use or operation.

defunct frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word defunct occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics defunct can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that defunct can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;