"die-in" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: die-ins [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪɪn Etymology: die + -in; modelled on lie-in and sit-in. Etymology templates: {{af|en|die|-in|id2=protest|nocat=1}} die + -in, {{m|en|lie-in}} lie-in, {{m|en|sit-in}} sit-in Head templates: {{en-noun}} die-in (plural die-ins)
  1. A form of protest where a group of people in a public area lie on the ground to simulate being dead. Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: lie-in

Inflected forms

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