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Added 7 October 2026

die

/daɪ/ verb

In Latin: morior, pereo, exspiro Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about die at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death. followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use:
He died of malaria.
followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use:
He died of malaria.
followed by from as an indication of direct cause; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine or the sciences:
He died from heart failure.

noun

The cubical part of a pedestal; a plinth.
A device for cutting into a specified shape.
A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)

noun

An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.
Most dice are six-sided.
That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the die; hazard; chance.

noun

Obsolete spelling of dye.

Origin

From Middle English deyen, probably from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”). Displaced native Old English sweltan, whence Modern English swelt, and Old English steorfan, whence modern starve.

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