din

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noun
  1. a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.

verb (used with object),dinned, din·ning.
  1. to assail with din.

  2. to sound or utter with clamor or persistent repetition.

verb (used without object),dinned, din·ning.
  1. to make a din.

Origin of din

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English din(e) (noun), Old English dyne, dynn; cognate with Old Norse dynr “noise,” Old High German tuni,Sanskrit dhuni “roaring”

synonym study For din

1. See noise.

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Other definitions for din (2 of 4)

din2
[ din, deen ]

noun(used with a plural verb)Islam.
  1. religion, especially the religious observances of a Muslim.

Origin of din

2
From Arabic dīn “religion,” from Persian dēn
  • Also deen [deen] /din/ .

Other definitions for DIN (3 of 4)

DIN

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

Origin of DIN

3
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

Other definitions for Din. (4 of 4)

Din.

abbreviation
  1. (in Serbia and Macedonia) dinar; dinars.

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How to use din in a sentence

  • Quand agut tou arcaba, uno grosso famino arribet dins aqueou pis et, leou, si vegut reduech la derniero misro.

    A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon Latham
  • These Man-Dins formed a distinct class of the population, and numbered about five percent of it.

    The Airlords of Han | Philip Francis Nowlan
  • When successful in this, and upon reassuming her freedom, a woman ranked socially and economically with the Man-Dins.

    The Airlords of Han | Philip Francis Nowlan
  • Quand agut ton aecaba, uno grosso famino arribet dins aqueou pis et, leou, si vegut reduech la derniero misro.

    The English Language | Robert Gordon Latham
  • King had dragged me out of that dome of dins in the nick of time, and my head was recovering rapidly.

    Caves of Terror | Talbot Mundy

British Dictionary definitions for din (1 of 5)

din1

/ (dɪn) /


noun
  1. a loud discordant confused noise

verbdins, dinning or dinned
  1. (tr usually foll by into) to instil (into a person) by constant repetition

  2. (tr) to subject to a din

  1. (intr) to make a din

Origin of din

1
Old English dynn; compare Old Norse dynr, Old High German tuni

British Dictionary definitions for din (2 of 5)

din2

/ (dɪn) /


nounJudaism
  1. a particular religious law; the halacha about something

  2. the ruling of a Beth Din or religious court

Origin of din

2
from Hebrew, literally: judgment

British Dictionary definitions for din (3 of 5)

din3

/ (diːn) /


noun
  1. Islam religion in general, esp the beliefs and obligations of Islam

Origin of din

3
Arabic, related to dain debt

British Dictionary definitions for DIN (4 of 5)

DIN

/ (dɪn) /


noun
  1. 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

  2. a system of standard plugs, sockets, and cables formerly used for interconnecting domestic audio and video equipment

Origin of DIN

4
C20: from German D (eutsche) I (ndustrie) N (orm) German Industry Standard

British Dictionary definitions for Din. (5 of 5)

Din.

abbreviation for
  1. dinar

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