Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A long knife or sword with a round cross-section grip, a long, gently curving blade with a single edge, and no guard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Myanmar
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noun
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dash
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: telegraphic signal, radiotelegraphic signal
History
Imitative
From Burmese ဓား (dha:). Possibly a doublet of dao.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
