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語源

From Latin moribundus (“dying”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, 米国発音) IPA: /ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/
• ハイフネーション: mor‧i‧bund

形容詞

moribund (not comparable)

1. Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
   • 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 206, column 2:

     These moribund shapes were free as air—and nearly as thin.

2. (figurative) Almost obsolete; nearing an end.

派生語

関連する語

名詞

moribund (plural moribunds)

1. A person who is near to dying.

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アナグラム

• unmorbid