dint
noun/dɪnt/
/dɪnt/
Word OriginOld English dynt ‘stroke with a weapon’, reinforced in Middle English by the related Old Norse word dyntr; of unknown ultimate origin. Compare with dent.
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See dint in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryby dint of something/of doing something
- (formal) by means of something
- He succeeded by dint of hard work.
- She became an honorary member by dint of winning the championship.
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