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When I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State after Grinnell, I joined the moribund remnants of the Actor's Workshop, until I saw Kay Hayward and Sandy Archer in the San Francisco Mime Troupe and drove down that day to audition. The rest is history.
Peter Coyote

Meaning of "moribund" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORIBUND

From Latin, from morī to die.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MORIBUND

moribund  [ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORIBUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Moribund is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MORIBUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Moribund

Moribund refers to a literal or figurative state near death. Moribund may refer to: ▪ Moribund, a 2006 album by the Norwegian black metal band Koldbrann ▪ Moribund language, a language likely to become extinct without intervention ▪ Moribund Oblivion, a Turkish black metal band from Istanbul ▪ Moribund Records, a heavy metal record label ▪ "Le Moribond", a song by Jacques Brel known in English as "Seasons in the Sun"...

Definition of moribund in the English dictionary

The definition of moribund in the dictionary is near death. Other definition of moribund is stagnant; without force or vitality.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MORIBUND


bandh
bʌnd
bund
bʌnd
bundh
bʌnd
cumberbund
ˈkʌmbəˌbʌnd
cummerbund
ˈkʌməˌbʌnd
fund
fʌnd
furibund
ˈfjʊərɪˌbʌnd
gunned
ɡʌnd
Jharkhand
ˈdʒɑːkʌnd
kummerbund
ˈkʌməˌbʌnd
pudibund
ˈpjuːdɪˌbʌnd
refund
rɪˈfʌnd
rotund
rəʊˈtʌnd
shunned
ʃʌnd
stunned
stʌnd
sunned
sʌnd
superfund
ˈsuːpərˌfʌnd
tund
tʌnd
tunned
tʌnd
unsunned
ʌnˈsʌnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORIBUND

morganatic
morganatically
morganite
morgay
morgellons
morgen
morgenstern
morgue
MORI
moria
moribundity
moribundly
morigerate
morigeration
morigerous
morion
Moriori
Morisco
morish

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORIBUND

all-around
around
background
bound
compound
Dortmund
Dreibund
fall to the ground
found
get off the ground
ground
hound
into the ground
outbound
playground
pound
round
sound
to the ground
underground

Synonyms and antonyms of moribund in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MORIBUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «moribund» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of moribund

Translation of «moribund» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORIBUND

Find out the translation of moribund to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of moribund from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «moribund» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

即将消灭的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

moribundo
570 millions of speakers

English

moribund
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मरणासन्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحتضر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умирающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agonizante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃতপ্রায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moribond
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zum Scheitern verurteilt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絶望的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소멸 직전의 상태
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Moribund
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hấp hối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறுதிக்கட்டதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मरणप्राय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

can çekişen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

moribondo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вмираючий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muribund
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ετοιμοθάνατα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sieklike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

döende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

døende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of moribund

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORIBUND»

The term «moribund» is regularly used and occupies the 82.497 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORIBUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about moribund

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QUOTES WITH «MORIBUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word moribund.
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Peter Coyote
When I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State after Grinnell, I joined the moribund remnants of the Actor's Workshop, until I saw Kay Hayward and Sandy Archer in the San Francisco Mime Troupe and drove down that day to audition. The rest is history.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORIBUND»

Discover the use of moribund in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moribund and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Moribund
A murder mystery focusing on a psychotic killer who believes he is on a mission from God to reverse a societal trend involving bad manners and breaches of etiquette.
Richard H. Salverda, 2002
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Moribund Music: Can Classical Music be Saved?
" - Mark Simpson, BBC Young Musician of the Year 2006 in the Guardian, July 17, 2006 *** This book examines frequently asked questions about the future of classical music.
Carolyn Beckingham, 2009
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Swings and Misses: Moribund Labor Relations in Professional ...
Examines the state of professional baseball's labor relations during a nearly 25 year period, focusing on the background and the outcome of the 1994 baseball strike.
Kenneth M. Jennings, 1997
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Moribund Society and Anarchy...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Jean Grave, 2012
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The IACUC Handbook, Second Edition
perform these techniques as safely and humanely on a moribund mouse as on a dead or anesthetized mouse? The answer depends on the definition of moribund . One dictionary defines moribund as "being in the state of dying; approaching ...
Jerald Silverman, Mark A. Suckow, Sreekant Murthy, 2006
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The Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and ...
More Than 5,000 Overused Words and Phrases and Alternatives to Them Robert Hartwell Fiske. play cat and mouse play cat and mouse A moribund metaphor ( see page 21).fool; tease. play catch up A moribund metaphor (see page 21). play  ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006
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Language Planning and Policy in the Pacific: Fiji, the ...
... in Vanuatu since initial contact with Europeans in the 19th century brought diseases to which local people had no immunity. Those 20 languages in Vanuatu which have become extinct, or which are currently moribund, are set out in Table 9.
Richard B. Baldauf, Robert B. Kaplan, 2006
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American Indian Languages
Salish(an) Bella Coola British Columbia (Dialects: Bella Coola, Kimsquit, Talio) Central Salish Comox-Sliammon37 Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Dialects: [Island] Comox [very moribund]; Sli- ammon) tPentlatch 38 Vancouver Island ...
Lyle Campbell, 1997
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Handbook of North American Indians: Subarctic
In 1980 some young children at Northway still perhaps understood the language, and some at Tetlin may have been able to speak it, but it was rapidly being replaced by English and on the verge of becoming moribund. The Upper Tanana  ...
‎1978
10
Ammon, Ulrich; Dittmar, Norbert; Mattheier, Klaus J.; ...
Names of 'extinct' languages are preceded by the symbol †; those with fewer than ten speakers are listed as 'moribund'; those with 10–100 speakers as ' obsolescent'; and languages with more than 100 speakers with no special indication.
Ulrich Ammon, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORIBUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moribund is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bacevich: It is no longer our military
[A]s long at the tradition of the citizen-soldier remains moribund, reversing the militarization of U.S. foreign policy will be a pipe dream. «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
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Jim Tomsula as Steve Kerr? Jed York sees parallel
Jackson went 98-66 in the final two seasons of his three-year tenure with the previously moribund Warriors (for the record, he didn't win the ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
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Reckless Shekulation on futures of Johnny Manziel, Andy Dalton
He's the guy who won the Heisman Trophy, who dragged the moribund Texas A&M program back to relevance, who made those dynamic, ... «NFL.com, Jul 15»
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Scout Report | Yannick Ferreira Carrasco: Atletico and Belgium's …
... the Belgian, the team's attack, previously somewhat moribund, sprung into life, exuding a dynamism driven by the trio's overlapping skill sets. «Outside of the Boot, Jul 15»
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Study: Congress's productivity on the rise
"The legislative process was moribund. At least we have a legislative pulse now." The House had 70 working days, a tick above the two sessions that preceded it ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
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Study: Congress moves toward being 'healthy'
"The legislative process was moribund. At least we have a legislative pulse now." The House had 70 working days, a tick above the two sessions that preceded it ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
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Date of Birth*
His former swing coach, Sean Foley, said several weeks later that Tiger cares more about fathering than reviving his moribund swing. He has ... «Sports On Earth, Jul 15»
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How to tackle terrorism in Turkey
Obviously, the war against ISIS and the moribund Assad regime will take years. A good idea would be to start a smoothly functioning ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
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MDHI reappraising its delayed MD 540A helo
Originally touted for the US Army's now-moribund Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) requirement, the MD 540A builds on the capabilities of the MD ... «IHS Jane's 360, Jul 15»
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Tom Peterkin: SNP MPs seduced by Westminster?
At the moment they have bags more energy than most of the rather moribund group of Labour MPs who were the last lot to enjoy the trappings ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»

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