| DEA | sell (art works) from a collection, esp. in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works |
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| DEA | a cleric ranking just below a priest in Roman Catholic churches |
| DEA | a Protestant layman who assists the minister |
| DEA | a woman deacon |
| DEA | make inactive |
| DEA | remove from active military status or reassign |
| DEA | the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) |
| DEA | breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) |
| DEA | people who are no longer living |
| DEA | a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense |
| DEA | total |
| DEA | devoid of activity |