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dying breed

dying breed noun: a group of people or things that is becoming less numerous over time.

Noun

dying breed (plural dying breeds)

  1. A group of people or things that is becoming less numerous over time.
    • Book lovers are a dying breed; now people just watch online videos.
    • In contrast, the coaches stored at Great Yarmouth are something of a dying breed as the modern railway in the UK becomes unit-based. "Some of these are sort of 40-50 years old. Most things can be repaired, metal can be welded - they're very, very comfortable," explains Steward.2025 October 29, James Steward tells Joe Campbell, “Thriving on the stock exchange”, in RAIL, number 1047, page 45

Forms of dying breed

pluraldying breeds

Questions about dying breed

What does dying breed mean?
Dying breed means a group of people or things that is becoming less numerous over time.
What part of speech is dying breed?
Dying breed is a noun.
What is the plural of dying breed?
The plural of dying breed is dying breeds.

Words near dying breed in the dictionary

  1. dying a death
  2. dying a thousand deaths
  3. dying and going to heaven
  4. dying away
  5. dying back
  6. dying breed
  7. dying breeds
  8. dying declaration
  9. dying declarations
  10. dying down
  11. Dying Earth

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