"die-hard" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more die-hard [comparative], most die-hard [superlative]
Etymology: Deverbal from die hard. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|die hard}} Deverbal from die hard Head templates: {{en-adj}} die-hard (comparative more die-hard, superlative most die-hard)
  1. Alternative spelling of diehard Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: diehard
    Sense id: en-die-hard-en-adj-74dkOqQj Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Noun

Forms: die-hards [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from die hard. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|die hard}} Deverbal from die hard Head templates: {{en-noun}} die-hard (plural die-hards)
  1. Alternative spelling of diehard Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: diehard
    Sense id: en-die-hard-en-noun-74dkOqQj Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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