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/duy"awf', -of'/, n.a sudden, natural perishing of large numbers of a species, population, or community.[1935-40; n. use of v. phrase die off]
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die off — {v.} To die one at a time. * /The flowers are dying off because there has been no rain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
die off — {v.} To die one at a time. * /The flowers are dying off because there has been no rain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
die-off — die′ off or die′off n. ecl a sudden decline in a natural population from causes other than human intervention • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
die off — die one after another until the number is small The house plants began to die off as soon as he moved to a new apartment … Idioms and examples
die off — verb become extinct Dinosaurs died out • Syn: ↑die out • Hypernyms: ↑disappear, ↑vanish, ↑go away • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
die off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms die off : present tense I/you/we/they die off he/she/it dies off present participle dying off past tense died off past participle died off if a group dies off, the members die one by one until none exist The … English dictionary
die-off — The phenomenon of killing so many infectious organisms so quickly that the amount of dead biomass itself causes liver overload, allergic reactions, or a mild foreign body response. It can occur with antibiotic therapy, treatment of candidiasis … Herbal-medical glossary
die-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: die off : a sudden sharp decline of a population (as of rabbits or game birds) not directly due to hunting or other human activity … Useful english dictionary
die\ off — v To die one at a time. The flowers are dying off because there has been no rain … Словарь американских идиом
die off — become extinct, all of them die That type of horse died off before humans appeared … English idioms
