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person vs decedent

decedent vs person

person and decedent both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
person Yes No No No
decedent Yes No No No
As nouns, decedent is a hyponym of person; that is, decedent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than person:
  • person: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
  • decedent: someone who is no longer alive
person (noun) decedent (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential someone who is no longer alive
a human body (usually including the clothing)
a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
Difference between person and decedent

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