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dieback

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dieback.

Editorial note

To break free of the attention economy death spiral that we're in, internet advertising has to undergo a pretty drastic dieback.

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Quick take

(phytopathology) The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(phytopathology) The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions.

noun

(botany) The withering of a plant, especially the cyclical withering in autumn and winter; distal parts die off but core parts stay alive (and semidormant or dormant).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dieback.

noun

(phytopathology) The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions.

noun

(botany) The withering of a plant, especially the cyclical withering in autumn and winter; distal parts die off but core parts stay alive (and semidormant or dormant).

Example sentences

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To break free of the attention economy death spiral that we're in, internet advertising has to undergo a pretty drastic dieback.

2

SO2 was the main driver behind the forest dieback.

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I'm pretty sure that the bots changed the dieback meta around the last TI in seattle when openai last did their demo pre canada TI.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use dieback in a sentence?

To break free of the attention economy death spiral that we're in, internet advertising has to undergo a pretty drastic dieback.

What does dieback mean?

(phytopathology) The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions.

What part of speech is dieback?

dieback is commonly used as noun.