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dialefe

dialefe noun: a short metrical pause between two identical vowel sounds, one at the end of a word, the other at the beginning of the next word.

Noun

dialefe (plural dialefes)

  1. A short metrical pause between two identical vowel sounds, one at the end of a word, the other at the beginning of the next word.

Antonyms of dialefe

  • sinalefe

Forms of dialefe

pluraldialefes

Origin of dialefe

Borrowed from Italian.

Questions about dialefe

What does dialefe mean?
Dialefe means a short metrical pause between two identical vowel sounds, one at the end of a word, the other at the beginning of the next word.
What part of speech is dialefe?
Dialefe is a noun.
What is the plural of dialefe?
The plural of dialefe is dialefes.

Words near dialefe in the dictionary

  1. dialed in
  2. dialed into
  3. dialed it in
  4. dialed out
  5. dialed up
  6. dialefe
  7. dialefes
  8. dialer
  9. dialers
  10. dialetheia
  11. dialetheias

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