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Dinned vs Donned - What's the difference?

dinned | donned |

As verbs the difference between dinned and donned

is that dinned is past tense of din while donned is past tense of don.

dinned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (din)

    • DIN

    English

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • Deutsches Institut für Normung. (German Institute for Standardization)
  • A formerly used logarithmic expression of the speed of a photographic film, plate, etc.; high-speed films have high numbers.

    • Anagrams

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    donned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (don)

    • don

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) dominus'', "lord", "head of household", akin to Spanish ''don'' and Italian ''dom''; from ''domus'', "house", + diminutive suffix ''-inus . Compare dominie.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
  • A mafia boss.
    • Derived terms
    * donnish

    Etymology 2

    A contraction of (etyl) do on. Compare also doff.

    Verb

    (donn)
  • (clothing) to put on, to dress in
    • To don one's clothes.
    Antonyms
    * (put on clothes)
    See also
    * (l) * (l)

    Anagrams

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