"walking dead" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} walking dead (not comparable)
  1. (video games) Corresponding to an unwinnable game state, where the player can still act in the game world but victory is impossible. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Video games, The Walking Dead Synonyms: unwinnable
    Sense id: en-walking_dead-en-adj-0QFrbJ0T Disambiguation of The Walking Dead: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English oxymorons, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 70 30 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Topics: video-games

Noun

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  1. A zombie or zombies. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Zombies
    Sense id: en-walking_dead-en-noun-GdiqNWy~ Disambiguation of Zombies: 44 56
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