Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dying earth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: dy-ing earth
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subgenre of science fantasy or science fiction which takes place in the far future at either the end of life on Earth or the end of time, when the laws of the universe themselves fail.

Uncountable

noun

A work or production in this style.

Countable

Example Sentences

"The Dying Earth sub-genre of sci-fi is a very distinctive story that’s all about preparing for Earth’s demise. Something is going terribly wrong, and unless humanity can find a way to escape to the stars, it’s going to be over for the human race. These types of books might be a little bleak, but personally, I am obsessed with them."
"Explore the expansive universe of The Dying Earth novel series in the Dungeons Crawl Classics roleplaying game adaptation."

Etymology

From the name of Jack Vance's short story collection The Dying Earth.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dying Earths (plural)

Questions

What does dying earth mean?: A subgenre of science fantasy or science fiction which takes place in the far future at either the end of life on Earth or the end of time, when the laws of the universe themselves fail.
Where does dying earth come from?: From the name of Jack Vance's short story collection The Dying Earth.

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