death

  1. Proper noun.  The personification of death.
  2. Noun.  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.
  3. Noun.  (often, capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
  4. Noun.  Tarot card.

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