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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   (dä)   
n.  The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph code.

[Imitative.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: DAH
Function: abbreviation
disordered action of the heart
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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