dune

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Cognate with Old and Modern French dune, Middle Dutch dūne, Dutch duin, cf. English down.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dju:n/
• Rhymes: -uːn

[edit] Noun

dune (plural dunes)

1. A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.

[edit] Synonyms

• sand dune, sand-dune

[edit] Antonyms

• dyke, dike

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• thick, German dick cf. dyke (dike)
• thin, German dünn cf. dune (down)

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: denu
• nude

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Old French, from Middle Dutch dūne (Dutch duin), from Celtic.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dyn/, SAMPA: /dyn/

[edit] Noun

dune f. (plural dunes)

1. dune

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

dune f plural

1. plural of duna