"by dint of" meaning in English

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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s pómoščʹju",
      "sense": "by the force of; by means of — see also by means of",
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ],
      "word": "с по́мощью"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "by the force of; by means of — see also by means of",
      "word": "a fuerza de"
    }
  ],
  "word": "by dint of"
}