was wotd|2007|October|28
English

Etymology
From L. term|moribundus|moribundus|dying

Pronunciation
a|RP|US IPA|/�m��rɪb�nd/
audio|en-us-moribund.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. approaching|Approaching death; about to die; expiring
2. Almost obsolete, nearing an end.

Derived terms
moribundity
moribundly

Translations
trans-top|approaching death
Finnish: kuoleva
trans-mid
Spanish: moribundo
trans-bottom

trans-top|almost obsolete
Finnish: poistua|poistuva, loppua|loppuva, kadota|katoava
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

1. archaic A person who is near to dying.

Category:Death

io:moribund
it:moribund
ta:moribund
vi:moribund
zh:moribund

• 2007-11-06 04:39 - Doug Hockin - /* English */ Renamed related terms to derived terms, reordered sections and added new derived term

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