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mor·i·bund
 moribund
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- pronunciation:
- mo
rih
b
 nd
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
near death or extinction; dying.
Pollution had caused the river's ecosystem to fall into a moribund state.The community is attempting to revive a moribund tradition.- antonyms:
- recovering, thriving
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| definition 2: |
not growing or advancing; stagnant.
a moribund economy- antonyms:
- flourishing, thriving
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| derivations: |
moribundly (adv.), moribundity (n.) |
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