dah
[ dah ]
/ dɑ /
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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.
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Origin of dah
First recorded in 1935–40
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dah
/ (dɑː) /
noun
the long sound used in combination with the short sound dit, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codesCompare dash 1 (def. 14)
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