dah

[dah]

noun

1. 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.

dah

/ dɑː /

noun

1. the long sound used in combination with the short sound dit, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes Compare dash 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of dah¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

“I went on this long, rambly monologue about ‘these types of characters in this type of place and dah, dah, dah,’ and Greg’s like, ‘Human connection in impossible places.’

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They emit a sound each time his hand makes contact — from the right, a dit, or dot; from the left, a dah, or dash, the building blocks of the Morse code alphabet.

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I will find myself standing in front of a group of extras saying, “All right, so what’s happening now is dah, dah, dah,” raising my voice and being encouraging and intense.

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Get in through security signing, dah, dah, dah.

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They suggest paradise, or joy, perhaps the elation of discovery when a child points out something meaningful and says, simply, “that,” “there,” “yes” or “dah!”

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