Phrase guide
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Sound
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verb
To suffer a series of deaths; to die one by one; to progressively become extinct. (If a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, the entire group dies over a period of time.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: die out
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To become defunct or nonexistent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: die out
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Of music, noise, etc., to reduce in volume until no longer audible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: die down
Antonyms: none provided
verb
become extinct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: die out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disappear, vanish, go away
History
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Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
