death, Death, n., p.n. 1. a permanent cessation of all vital functions; the end of life; Middle English deeth, akin to Old Norse dauthi "death," deyja "to die." 2.(gamerese) a character's status when certain stats drop below a certain limit; for instance, in AD&D, when a character's hit points fall to -10 or lower. 3. (proper noun) an anthropomorphic representation or avatar of death; the destroyer of life, represented often as a skeleton with a scythe. 4. common name of Thanatos, cute younger sister of Morpheus, in Neil Gaiman's graphic series The Sandman. [GJ1]
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