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Definition of
tumbledown adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
tumbledown
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈtʌmblˌdaʊn
/
/
[
usually before noun
]
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(
of a building
)
old and in a poor condition so that it looks as if it is falling down
synonym
dilapidated
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tumbledown
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