- by dint of ⇒
by means or use of: by dint of hard work a blow or a mark made by a blow
- (transitive)
to mark with dints
- a variant of
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dintUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪnt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪnt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dint)
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 dint /dɪnt/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]Idioms WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dint
(dint),USA pronunciation n.
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