dialefe

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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.

Opposite
sinalefe
OriginItalian - →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

noundialefe (plural dialefes)

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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
sinalefe

Origin

  1. Italian-
  2. Italian-
  3. Englishdialefe

Borrowed from Italian.

More words from Italian

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Translations

Italian dialefe
  • dialefeshort metrical pause between two identical vowel sounds
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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