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moribund
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moribund /mor·i·bund/ (mor´ĭ-bund) in a dying state.
mor·i·bund (môr-bnd)
n.
At the point of death; dying.
mori·bundi·ty (-bnd-t) n.
moribund
[môr′ibund]
Etymology: L, moribundus, dying
near death or in the act of dying.
moribund [mor´ĭ-bund]
in a dying state.
moribund
in a dying state.
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