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# demise

noun (plural demises)

«demise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) The death of a person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demise/#m1)
2. The end or failure of something, such as a plan or a business. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demise/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a person's demise is their death, often told quietly or from a distance

### Examples

- The old king's demise was sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demise/#x1)
- After the flood, the town's demise was sudden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demise/#x2)
- News of his demise surprised the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demise/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «demise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«demise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/demise.html) on Mova free.