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din (din)

noun

a loud, continuous noise; confused clamor or uproar

Etymology: ME dine < OE dyne, akin to ON dynr < IE base *dhwen-, *dhun-, to sound, boom > Sans dhvani-, sound, noise, word

transitive verb dinned, dinning din′·ning

  1. to beset with a din
  2. to repeat insistently or noisily to din an idea into someone's ears

intransitive verb

to make a din
DIN definition

DIN (din)

noun

  1. an association in Germany that sets manufacturing standards, esp. for electronic equipment and photographic film
  2. any of these standards or a set of such standards

Etymology: D(eutsche) I(ndustrie) N(ormenausschuss)

adjective

of, having to do with, or made according to such a standard or standards

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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