undead
adjEtymology
From Middle English undede, equivalent to un- + dead. The first attestation is from around 1400. The term was revived, popularized, and imbued with supernatural connotations by its usage in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula (1897).
- inherited from undede
Definitions
Not dead
Not dead; alive.
Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life.
Being animate, though non-living.
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A creature that is undead
A creature that is undead; that is, dead but still animate.
- In the zombie movie, an army of the undead accosted some unsuspecting teenagers.
- "You will do me a service," the undead said to him.
- Innocent VIII lent credibility to the actual existence of undeads, an action that perpetuated, and even stimulated, vampire hysteria.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at undead. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at undead. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at undead
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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