dah

[dah]

dah

[dah]
noun
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
Compare dit.


Origin:
1935–40
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Dah is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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dah (dɑː)
 
n
Compare dash the long sound used in combination with the short sound dit, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes

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DAH
  1. Dictionary of American History

  2. disordered action of heart

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