dino

noun

di·​no ˈdī-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce dino (audio)
plural dinos

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The 2025 May-to-August calendar was certainly promising on paper in terms of marquee tentpoles, led by James Gunn’s Superman reboot, Jurassic World Rebirth and The Fantastic Four: The First Steps (only the dinos overperformed). Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025 Isabella and her dino pal, Dolores, hide in the freezer, causing a Mutadon to get confused by seeing its own reflection in the glass. EW.com, 2 July 2025 Humans have been forbidden to travel to the island of Ile Saint Hubert, where many of the remaining dinos continue to live. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025 The same didn't necessarily apply to the dinos of this year's Jurassic World Rebirth, the seventh movie of the franchise. EW.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dino

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of dino was in 1936

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“Dino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dino. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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