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May 26, 2012
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dy•ing



Pronunciation: (dī'ing), [key]
—adj.
1. ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.
2. of, pertaining to, or associated with death: his dying hour.
3. given, uttered, or manifested just before death: her dying words.
4. drawing to a close; ending: the dying year.

—n.
the act or process of ceasing to live, ending, or drawing to a close.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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