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dint

/ˈdɪnt/DINT
/ˈdɪnt/DINT

Meaninga blow, a stroke

Common meaning: a dent

Other meanings: force

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdynt‘a blow’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdintsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa blow → a dentdint‘a dent’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English dynt ‘a blow, a stroke’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DINT, p. 167 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • dynt Old English “a blow, a stroke”

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