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Reverse Dictionary: WAKE (for dead person)

WAKE (for dead person)

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► COFFEE-DRINK a wake, a funeral watch → 1945 Amer. dial.
► COLD MEAT PARTY a wake → 1908 US sl.
► DEATHWATCH a wake → 1968 Amer. dial.

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