Departed friends or relatives are people who have died. (FORMAL)
...~ friends.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
•
The ~ are people who have died.
We held services for the ~.
= deceased
N-PLURAL: the N
Departed friends or relatives are people who have died. (FORMAL)
...~ friends.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
•
The ~ are people who have died.
We held services for the ~.
= deceased
N-PLURAL: the N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012