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Definition of moribund adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

moribund

adjective
 
/ˈmɒrɪbʌnd/
 
/ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd/
(formal)
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  1. (of an industry, an institution, a custom, etc.) no longer effective and about to come to an end completely
    • a moribund company/economy
  2. in a very bad condition; dying
    • a moribund patient/tree
    3. Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin moribundus, from mori ‘to die’.
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