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Existing in stasis, without meaningful activity or development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The undead; zombies, vampires, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only, usually
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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Antonyms: none provided
a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: zombi, zombie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
活死人
(huósǐrén)
— undead
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Dutch:
ondode
— undead
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Dutch:
levende dode
— undead
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Dutch:
zombie
— undead
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French:
morts-vivants
— undead
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French:
zombis
— undead
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Georgian:
ცოცხალი მკვდარი
(cocxali mḳvdari)
— undead
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German:
lebende Tote
— undead
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Polish:
żywe trupy
— undead
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Portuguese:
morto-vivo
— undead
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Spanish:
muertos vivientes
— undead
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Spanish:
zombis
— undead
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Swedish:
levande död
— undead
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Swedish:
vandöd
— undead
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Swedish:
odöd
— undead