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falloffs

falloffs is the plural of falloff.

Meaning of falloff

Noun

falloff (countable and uncountable, plural falloffs)

  1. A reduction or decline.
    • In those portions of District 2 outside of South Boston the falloff in voter participation was dramatic.1983 December 31, Robert P. Wasson Jr., “"Whither BL/GPA?"—A Response”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 5
    Synonyms:
    drop-off
  2. A note immediately followed by a rapidly descending group of notes.
    • Jazz symbols include many contoured articulations and inflections, such as doits, fall-offs, and scoops.1995, Music & Computers, volume 1, numbers 2-4, page 57
  3. The noticeable retraction and falling movement of a buck from a doe, usually indicating successful insemination.

Questions about falloffs

What is falloffs the plural of?
Falloffs is the plural of falloff.

Words near falloffs in the dictionary

  1. Fallis
  2. fallish
  3. fallo
  4. Fallodon
  5. falloff
  6. falloffs
  7. Fallon
  8. Fallon County
  9. Fallon Station
  10. Fallons
  11. fallopian

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