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  • dell
    dell
    noun
    a small, usually wooded valley; vale.
  • Dell
    Dell
    noun
    a male or female given name.
  • dell'
    dell'
    (in names of Italian derivation) an elided form of della: Giovanni dell' Anguillara.
Synonyms

dell

1 American  
[del] / dɛl /

noun

  1. a small, usually wooded valley; vale.


Dell 2 American  
[del] / dɛl /

noun

  1. a male or female given name.


dell' 3 American  
[del] / dɛl /
  1. (in names of Italian derivation) an elided form of della: Giovanni dell' Anguillara.


dell British  
/ dɛl /

noun

  1. a small, esp wooded hollow

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dell

before 1000; Middle English delle, Old English dell; akin to dale

Example Sentences

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Technology stocks continue their rally, with Micron Technology and Dell Technologies rising.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

They stand in contrast of each other on the Venice Dell housing development project, which would turn a city lot into 120 housing units for low-income and homeless people.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Meanwhile, an Evercore ISI analyst team, led by Amit Daryanani, on Friday added Dell to the firm’s “tactical outperform list.”

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

However, not all analysts are as bullish on Dell.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Being careful that no one was watching, Dell then got in his car and took off.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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