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[ din ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
Synonyms:

verb (used with object)

dinned, dinning.

to assail with din.
to sound or utter with clamor or persistent repetition.

verb (used without object)

dinned, dinning.

to make a din.

din

[ din, deen ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(used with a plural verb)

religion, especially the religious observances of a Muslim.

DIN

abbreviation for

Photography.

a designation, originating in Germany, of the speed of a particular film emulsion.

Din.

⁴

abbreviation for

(in Serbia and Macedonia) dinar; dinars.

DIN

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

a formerly used logarithmic expression of the speed of a photographic film, plate, etc, given as –10log 10 E, where E is the exposure of a point 0.1 density units above the fog level; high-speed films have high numbers Compare ISO rating
a system of standard plugs, sockets, and cables formerly used for interconnecting domestic audio and video equipment

Din.

abbreviation for

dinar

din

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

a loud discordant confused noise

verb

trusually foll byinto to instil (into a person) by constant repetition
tr to subject to a din
intr to make a din

din

⁴

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

a particular religious law; the halacha about something
the ruling of a Beth Din or religious court

din

⁵

/ �徱ː�� /

noun

Islam religion in general, esp the beliefs and obligations of Islam

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of din¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English din(e) (noun), Old English dyne, dynn; cognate with Old Norse dynr “n�Ǿ��,” Old High German tuni, Sanskrit dhuni “r�ǲ��Բ�”

Origin of din²

From Arabic ��ī�� “religion,” from Persian ��ŧ��

Origin of din³

First recorded in 1930–35; from German D(eutsche) I(ndustrie) N(ormen) “German industrial standards” (later construed as Das ist Norm “that is (the) standard”), registered mark of the German Institute for Standardization

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of din¹

C20: from German D ( eutsche ) I ( ndustrie ) N ( orm ) German Industry Standard

Origin of din²

Old English dynn; compare Old Norse dynr, Old High German tuni

Origin of din³

from Hebrew, literally: judgment

Origin of din⁴

Arabic, related to dain debt

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See noise.

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As students flooded from classrooms, a strange, new sound filled the long hallway: the din of hundreds of students talking.

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So off she trots to the northern Swedish countryside, where she tosses her iPhone in a lake and settles in to enjoy the din of silence.

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The warm din of clinking ceramic mugs, muted conversation and the whir of espresso machines was absent, replaced by the cold glow of a giant screen listing customers’ names in a clinical, digital procession.

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How do you get your message heard amid the overwhelming din of modern politics?

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Drive past an intersection linking central Beirut to the Dahiyeh’s edge, where Hezbollah’s yellow flags start to appear on lampposts and the din of Israeli drones grows louder, and traffic rapidly melts away.

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