moribund
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mor·i·bund
(môr'ə-bŭnd', mŏr'-) 
adj.
moribundly mor'i·bund'ly adv.
adj.
- Approaching death; about to die.
- On the verge of becoming obsolete: moribund customs; a moribund way of life.
[Latin moribundus, from morī, to die.]
moribundity mor'i·bun'di·ty (-bŭn'dĭ-tē) n.moribundly mor'i·bund'ly adv.
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moribund
adj
Definition: declining
Antonyms: flourishing
adj
Definition: dying
Antonyms: recovering, thriving
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moribund
IN BRIEF: adj. - Being on the point of death; Not growing or changing.
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categories related to 'moribund'
- Diagnostic Terminology - moribund: (adj) dying
- Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate
- Dead or Dying - moribund: (adj) dying, about to die
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Moribund
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Look up moribund, moribundi, moribundity, moribundly, or moribunds in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Moribund refers to a literal or figurative state of near-death.
Moribund may also refer to:
- "Le Moribond", a song by Jacques Brel which became better known for its rewritten English-language version, "Seasons in the Sun"
- Moribund (album), a 2006 album by the Norwegian black metal band Koldbrann
- Moribund language, a language likely to become extinct without intervention
- Moribund Records, a heavy metal record label
- Moribund Oblivion, a Turkish black metal band from Istanbul
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Moribund
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uddøende, hendøende
Nederlands (Dutch)
stervend(e)
Français (French)
adj. - moribond
Deutsch (German)
adj. - dem Tode geweiht, im Sterben liegend, (aus)sterbend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ετοιμοθάνατος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - moribundo
Español (Spanish)
adj. - moribundo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - döende, stagnerande
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
垂死的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 垂死的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 死にかけている, 瀕死の, 消滅しかかった, 絶滅寸前の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) محتضر
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - גוסס, דועך, גווע
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