The present participle of decease; the act of dying or passing away, used in formal contexts.
The -ing form of decease, following English gerund and present participle patterns. It maintains the formal tone of its parent verb, derived from Latin decedere.
While modern English speakers rarely say 'deceasing,' this form appears in historical texts and formal literature, creating an almost elegiac tone that treats death with ceremonial respect.
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