die-off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy awf, of]
- /daɪ ɔf, ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy awf, of]
- /daɪ ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of die-off word

noun die-off a sudden, natural perishing of large numbers of a species, population, or community. 1
noun die-off disappearance of a species, organism 1
noun die-off the process or occurrence of large numbers of deaths in a population of animals, plants, etc 0
noun die-off to die one by one until all are gone 0
noun die-off (chiefly biology) The act or process of dying off; extinction. 0

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Origin of die-off

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; noun use of verb phrase die off

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Parts of speech for Die-off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Die-off

die-off popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.