Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph code.
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- noun The
spoken representation of adash inradio andtelegraph Morse code .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Fengh: Err belum lah, aku ingat die dah pegi meeting dah
fengh Diary Entry fengh 2004
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Mahmúdah is not only un laxatif, but a slang name for a confection of aloes.
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I think it's been Charlie's limited language -- when he was two, the only thing he said was "dah" - that especially stood out (he also had some "challenging behaviors" - some bouts of hitting himself on the head).
Blisstree 2008
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Whenever he took a car ride, he would start saying the word "dah," repeating it over and over again as we strapped him into his car seat, "Dah dah dah, goo, dah dah, big-dah, big-dah."
John Medina, Ph.D.: 'Parentese': Can Speaking To Your Baby This Way Make Her Smarter? (VIDEO) Ph.D. John Medina 2010
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Whenever he took a car ride, he would start saying the word "dah," repeating it over and over again as we strapped him into his car seat, "Dah dah dah, goo, dah dah, big-dah, big-dah."
John Medina, Ph.D.: Can Speaking 'Parentese' To Your Baby Make Her Smarter? (VIDEO) Ph.D. John Medina 2010
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Some very good sources say he did advertise in Flori "dah", where Hillary did not and still she won 57/37.
Obama, campaign both say he's not ready to declare victory 2008
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Count Flori "dah" and Michi "gone" and we will all see how far out of touch or "perhaps deceitful" he choses to be.
Obama, Clinton supporters both say Clinton attacking unfairly 2008
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Whenever he took a car ride, he would start saying the word "dah," repeating it over and over again as we strapped him into his car seat, "Dah dah dah, goo, dah dah, big-dah, big-dah."
John Medina, Ph.D.: 'Parentese': Can Speaking To Your Baby This Way Make Her Smarter? (VIDEO) Ph.D. John Medina 2010
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Whenever he took a car ride, he would start saying the word "dah," repeating it over and over again as we strapped him into his car seat, "Dah dah dah, goo, dah dah, big-dah, big-dah."
John Medina, Ph.D.: Can Speaking 'Parentese' To Your Baby Make Her Smarter? (VIDEO) Ph.D. John Medina 2010
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Whenever he took a car ride, he would start saying the word "dah," repeating it over and over again as we strapped him into his car seat, "Dah dah dah, goo, dah dah, big-dah, big-dah."
John Medina, Ph.D.: Can Speaking 'Parentese' To Your Baby Make Her Smarter? (VIDEO) Ph.D. John Medina 2010
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Burmese machete
The dacoit brandished his dah.
August 10, 2009