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Dinosaur
dinosaur
(dinosaurs) 1. Dinosaurs were large reptiles which lived in prehistoric times. N-COUNT 2. If you refer to an organization as a dinosaur, you mean that it is large, inefficient, and out of date. ...industrial dinosaurs. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval
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noun Etymology: New Latin Dinosaurus, genus name, from Greek deinos terrifying + sauros lizard — more at dire Date: 1841 1. any of a group (Dinosauria) of extinct often very large chiefly terrestrial carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of the Mesozoic era 2. any of various large extinct reptiles (as ichthyosaurs) other than the true ~s 3. one that is impractically large, out-of-date, or obsolete • ~ian adjective • ~ic adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 an extinct reptile of the Mesozoic era, often of enormous size. 2 a large unwieldy system or organization, esp. one not adapting to new conditions. Derivatives dinosaurian adj. & n. Etymology: mod.L dinosaurus f. Gk deinos terrible + sauros lizard ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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полит. жарг. динозавр Политический деятель, придерживающийся крайних позиций, отживших свой век политических взглядов, экстремист и ретроград ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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~ n 1 one of a group of reptiles that lived about 200 million years ago 2 informal something very large and old-fashioned that no longer works well or effectively (one of the dinosaurs of the computer industry) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1842, coined by Sir Richard Owen, from Gk. deinos "terrible" + sauros "lizard," of unknown origin. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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