undead

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un·dead

 (ŭn-dĕd′)
adj.
No longer living but supernaturally animated, as a zombie.
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undead

(ʌnˈdɛd)
adj
(European Myth & Legend)
a. (of a fictional being, such as a vampire) technically dead but reanimated
b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the undead.
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un•dead

(ˌʌnˈdɛd)
adj.
1. no longer alive but animated by a supernatural force, as a vampire or zombie.
n.
2. (used with a pl. v.) undead beings collectively (usu. prec. by the).
[1895–1900]
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Translations

undead

n the undead pldie Untoten pl
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