English Explanatory Dictionary

Dying Earth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A work or production in this style.

Word forms

Dying Earth Dying Earths

Etymology

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

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