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sit-in

si·tin

rare
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move

verb

1.

attend as a visitor

  • “Can I sit in in your Intermediate Hittite class?”
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2.

Origin

A deverbal from sit in. By surface analysis, sit + -in (protest).

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