Etymology

moribund

mor·i·bund
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Today it means: Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring. Full definition →

Latin moribundus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frommoribundus“dying”
  2. English todaymoribund

From Latin moribundus (“dying”).

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