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Definition dinosaur in British English

dinosaur noun

[countable] noun
/ˈdaɪnəˌsɔː(r)/
1

a large frightening animal that lived a very long time ago but is now extinct (=all of them died)

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2

someone or something that is very old-fashioned and no longer useful or effective

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Definition dinosaur in British English