How to pronounce dinkus
American English pronunciation
DING-kus
- IPA
- /ˈdɪŋkəs/
- Syllables
- DING · kus (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What dinkus means
A row of three asterisks that splits sections of text
In a sentence: The author put a dinkus between the two parts of the chapter to show time had passed.
Where it comes from: An artist at an Australian magazine made it up in the 1920s, from dinky, meaning small and neat.
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