slain

/sleɪn/
/sleɪn/
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Definitions of slain
  1. adjective
    killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors"
    “a picture of St. George and the slain dragon”
    synonyms:
    dead
    no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
  2. noun
    people who have been slain (as in battle)
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    type of:
    dead
    people who are no longer living
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/sleɪn/
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