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dale

/ˈdeɪl/DAYL
/ˈdeɪl/DAYL

Meaningvalley

Common meaning: a valley, especially in northern England

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdal‘valley’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdale‘valley’source
  3. Englishdale‘a valley, especially in northern England’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English dal ‘valley’.

Roots

  • dal Old English “valley”

Related words

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