"pindot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pindots [plural]
Etymology: From pin + dot. Etymology templates: {{com|en|pin|dot}} pin + dot Head templates: {{en-noun}} pindot (plural pindots)
  1. A microscopically small dot, comparable to a pinprick. Derived forms: pindotted
    Sense id: en-pindot-en-noun-GxmE~yNb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 43 9

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pin",
        "3": "dot"
      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pin + dot.",
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "pindotted"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2006, Mary Ellen Hopkins, The It's Okay if You Sit on My Quilt Book, page 1:",
          "text": "Pindots and polkadots are not the same thing. Pindots are so small, you can't measure their diameter. Pindots, or microdots, have become a mainstay in the last few years.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A microscopically small dot, comparable to a pinprick."
      ],
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          "microscopic",
          "microscopic"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "dot",
          "dot"
        ],
        [
          "pinprick",
          "pinprick"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Pages with entries"
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    }
  ],
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          "ref": "2006, Mary Ellen Hopkins, The It's Okay if You Sit on My Quilt Book, page 1:",
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