Dying Earth en · NOUN
Etymology
From the name of Jack Vance's short story collection The Dying Earth.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
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.
2023 August 17, Mara Franzen, “Dying Earth Sci-Fi Books: We Gotta Find a New Planet, and Fast!”, in bookriot.com:
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(countable) A work or production in this style.
Explore the expansive universe of The Dying Earth novel series in the Dungeons Crawl Classics roleplaying game adaptation.
2021 June 28, Alex Meehan, “The Dying Earth novels have been adapted into a roleplaying game based on classic D&D”, in dicebreaker.com:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| Dying Earths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
умира́ющая Земля́ · Tierra moribunda · Terra morente · kuoleva maapallo · umierająca Ziemia
Translations (10)
it Terra morente (subgenre of science fantasy or science fiction) · fi kuoleva maapallo (subgenre of science fantasy or science fiction) · pl umierająca Ziemia (subgenre of science fantasy or science fiction) · es Tierra moribunda (subgenre of science fantasy or science fiction) · ru умира́ющая Земля́ (subgenre of science fantasy or science fiction) · fi kuoleva maapallo (work or production in this style) · pl umierająca Ziemia (work or production in this style) · it Terra morente (work or production in this style) · ru умира́ющая Земля́ (work or production in this style) · es Tierra moribunda (work or production in this style)