dialefe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

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

• sinalefe

Translations

short metrical pause between two identical vowel sounds

• Italian: dialefe (it) f
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Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.aˈlɛ.fe/, /djaˈlɛ.fe/
• Rhymes: -ɛfe
• Hyphenation: di‧a‧lè‧fe, dia‧lè‧fe

Noun

dialefe f (plural dialefi)

1. dialefe

Anagrams

• adelfie, alfeide