dital

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noun

A finger-operated key for raising the pitch of a guitar by a semitone.

OriginItalian ditale ← Latin digitus →
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Meanings

noundital (plural ditals)

plural ditals

  1. entertainmentA finger-operated key for raising the pitch of a guitar by a semitone.

Origin

  1. Latindigitus“finger”
  2. Italianditale
  3. Englishdital

From Italian ditale, from Latin digitus (“finger”).

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Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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