"living dead" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} living dead (not comparable)
  1. Existing in stasis, without meaningful activity or development. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-living_dead-en-adj-L9~4H99Q Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} living dead pl (plural only)
  1. (fiction, usually with the) The undead; zombies, vampires, etc. Tags: plural, plural-only, usually Categories (topical): Fiction, Afterlife, Death Translations (undead): 活死人 (huósǐrén) (Chinese Mandarin), ondode [masculine] (Dutch), levende dode [masculine] (Dutch), zombie [masculine] (Dutch), morts-vivants [masculine, plural] (French), zombis [masculine, plural] (French), lebende Tote (German), żywe trupy [masculine, plural] (Polish), morto-vivo [masculine] (Portuguese), muertos vivientes [masculine, plural] (Spanish), zombis [masculine, plural] (Spanish), levande död [common-gender] (Swedish), vandöd (Swedish), odöd (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-living_dead-en-noun-pFygElRT Disambiguation of Afterlife: 18 82 Disambiguation of Death: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English oxymorons, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Vampires, Zombies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 34 66 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 44 56 Disambiguation of Vampires: 12 88 Disambiguation of Zombies: 13 87 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

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