HOW TO PRONOUNCE
dinosaur
/ˈdaɪnəˌsɔɹ/
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Start with a strong “die.”
Use three syllables and a secondary beat on the ending saur. Keep the middle vowel light, and give the opening long i the strongest beat.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The museum displayed a dinosaur skeleton.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does dinosaur mean?
noun
- Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
- Any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, including its sole surviving lineage: Neornithes.
- (informal) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.
More meanings (2)
noun
- (figuratively) Someone or something that is very old or old-fashioned, especially someone who is not willing to change and adapt.
- (figuratively) Anything no longer in common use or practice.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdaɪnəˌsɔɹ/
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His main aim, probably, was self-preservation; when the dinosaur looked round the corner, the prehistoric bird got out of the way in his usual manner, and prehistoric man, such of him as succeeded in getting out of the way after his fashion--naturally envied the bird, and concluded that as lord of creation in a doubtful sort of way he ought to have equal facilities.