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This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and digestion.
Brian Ferneyhough

Meaning of "by dint of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BY DINT OF

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WHAT DOES BY DINT OF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of by dint of in the English dictionary

The definition of by dint of in the dictionary is by means or use of.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BY DINT OF

by a long chalk
by a long shot
by acclamation
by all manner of means
by all means
by and by
by and large
by chance
by default
by degrees
by ear
by easy stages
by far
by fits and starts
by half
by halves
by hand
by heart
by hook or crook
by jingo

WORDS THAT END LIKE BY DINT OF

a bit of
at the cost of
at the request of
get the best of
grow out of
in light of
in point of
in the event of
in the midst of
keep out of
make a point of
make the best of
make the most of
on account of
on the part of
on the point of
out of
sort of
take account of
the best part of

Synonyms and antonyms of by dint of in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BY DINT OF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «by dint of» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of by dint of

Translation of «by dint of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BY DINT OF

Find out the translation of by dint of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of by dint of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «by dint of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

由力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a fuerza de
570 millions of speakers

English

by dint of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के सहारे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بواسطة فبحكم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Посредством
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por força de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কল্যাণে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en raison de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan kepalanya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kraft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のくぼみによる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 타격 에 의해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dening dint of
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vết mẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झटकून टाकून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tarafından dint
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a furia di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dzięki brzmieniu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

За допомогою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în virtutea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με τη δύναμη των
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deur dint van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i kraft av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i kraft av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of by dint of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BY DINT OF»

The term «by dint of» is very widely used and occupies the 15.088 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BY DINT OF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about by dint of

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3 QUOTES WITH «BY DINT OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word by dint of.
1
Brian Ferneyhough
This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and digestion.
2
Yann Martel
Music moves me - duh - and that is like having a window opening on a heightened reality, but the effect is fleeting: When the music ends, the magic, the uplifting, vanishes and the window slams shut. Words, on the other hand, by the nature of how they work, emotions evoked by dint of carefully laid out thoughts, have a more lingering effect.
3
Henri Rousseau
I cannot now change my style, which I acquired, as you can imagine, by dint of labour.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BY DINT OF»

Discover the use of by dint of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to by dint of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Scots Magazine, Or, General Repository of Literature, ...
Who by dint of brav'ry, "Withstood the chains of slav'ry, R-ouz'd by the blast, yc cry 'd avast ; To England's arts and kuav'ry. ,t now, ah me ! no hallow'd bardie sing1-, id Scotia's sons are lifeless, dow.f, and wae, he hand no more explore.
2
A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
Force ; violence ; power exerted ; as, to win by dint of arms, by dint of war, by dint of argument or importunity. 3. The mark made by a blow ; a cavity or impression made by a blow or by pressure on a substance ; often pronounced dent.
Noah Webster, 1832
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Manna: For the Mandelstams for the Mandelas
By dint of not surrendering to the persecutions, and of holding fast, and of being persecuted, and saying no, of being thrown in prison and forbidden to speak to three people, to two people, to one person, from leaving her home after 8 P.m., ...
Hélène Cixous, 2000
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The Complete Essays of Michel de Montaigne
To return to my subject, there is nothing like alluring the appetite and affections; otherwise you make nothing but so many asses laden with books; by dint of the lash, you give them their pocketful of learning to keep; whereas, to do well you ...
Michel de Montaigne, 2004
5
The Book of Psalms: a New Translation, with Notes Critical ...
16 No king is saved by dint of might ; The champion escapeth not by dint of strength. 17 Vain is the steed for a safeguard ; Yea, by dint of his own might can he not deliver. 18 Behold the eye of Jehovah is on them that fear him ; On them that ...
John Mason GOOD, Ebenezer HENDERSON (D.D.), 1854
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The Nature and Genius of the German Language: Displayed in a ...
Herüberarbeiten, to get over or across an object towards the speaker by dint of exertions and labour. Sie haben sich endlich den Strom herüber gearbeitet. 16. Herumarbeiten, to be busy on all sides, to tap about : Mit der Haud auf dem Tische ...
Daniel Boileau, 1820
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Critique of Post-Dialectical Idealism
John O'Loughlin. Doubtless the same divisions, with similar implications, could be applied to music within a broadly classical framework, so that we would have, say, ballet in the position of drama as the worldly form of music by dint of its bodily ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
8
Poetic Affairs: Celan, Grünbein, Brodsky
12 According to Mandelstam—who implicitly relies on the conceptions of metaphor and simile (going back to Aristotle) as more or less identical tropes— being the “Descartes of metaphor” means existing by dint of comparing, which is to say, by ...
Michael Eskin, 2008
9
Eternal Life -: Supernotes from Beyond
the Presbyterian brain will be quasi-emotional by dint of Presbyterianism's emphasis on reading (especially from the Old Testament, with its poetic psalms), and the Anglican brain will be quasi-sensual by dint of Anglicanism's emphasis on ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
10
Towards the Supernoumenon
Thus 'five past six' or 'two minutes to eight' or 'half-past twelve' will accord with phenomenal relativity by dint of the compromise between numerals and words, even when, as in the examples cited, numerals are written as words (for, in reality , ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BY DINT OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term by dint of is used in the context of the following news items.
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Objection, m'lud, this is most unfair - rider Jacky Tong's case a …
... Schofield, will take many of the rides with winning chances which might have fallen to local jockeys by dint of being too light for the expats. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
LISTEN: Rabbitte: We're not deserting a sinking ship
“We have a human capital and other capital by dint of our hard work (in the area). “We won't hold two, we'll hold one and I'm absolutely ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
3
Player comparisons aren't just for projecting the future
Bucky Dent, by dint of his game 163 home run, will always be remembered. Barmes hasn't done anything to stick in baseball's collective ... «Beyond the Box Score, Jul 15»
4
An Apple Store Genius, Facebook for Evangelicals & Other Must …
So while Greece's long-term financial woes may be suspended by dint of artificial life support, the banking crisis is a potential house of cards ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
5
Farmer's Son Bags Civil Service Examination
By dint of determination and will power, I had set the civil service target. But for family support, my civil service dream could never have been ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
So It Begins: Polygamy And Barbarism
And what underlines that point more than the case of Bruce Jenner, who is supposedly a “woman” merely by dint of having some surgery, ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
7
Greece, The Tragic Meaning Of That "No"
But, by dint of pushing his partners to their limits, he has ruined his chances of finding a compromise. He's now facing a Europe that, in turn, can ... «Worldcrunch, Jul 15»
8
A couple of summer offerings
... note well, to interpret the law (that was the original job description) but to make policy by dint of hermeneutical ingenuity, e.g., the statute says ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
9
Wilson's pursuit of big money comes at a cost
The personal narrative is compelling - deemed too small to play quarterback yet persevering through adversity and skepticism by dint of ... «Nanaimo Daily News, Jul 15»
10
Wiesberger wins Alstom Open de France
Morrison, Van Zyl and Cabrera-Bello earned the three qualifying places available at the Open Championship at St Andrews by dint of their performances in ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

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