undead

Meaning

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Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌnˈdɛd/
Etymology

In summary

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 1897 novel Dracula.

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