dah

dah

 (dä)

n.

The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph code.

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[Imitative.]

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dah

(dɑː)

n

(Communications & Information) the long sound used in combination with the short sound dit, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes. Compare dash¹¹⁴

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dah

(dɑ)

n.

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. Compare dit.

[1935–40]

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dah - the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code dash international Morse code, Morse, Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal - a signal transmitted by telegraphy

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