"dewfall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdjuˌfɔl/, /ˈduːˌfɔl/, /ˈdjuˌfɑl/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˈduːˌfɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: dewfalls [plural]
Etymology: From dew + fall. Compare Danish dugfald (“dewfall”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dew|fall}} dew + fall, {{cog|da|dugfald||dewfall}} Danish dugfald (“dewfall”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dewfall (plural dewfalls)
  1. The forming of dew. Translations (forming of dew): gwlith [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-dewfall-en-noun-sPGp4Dfr Disambiguation of 'forming of dew': 88 12
  2. The time when dew begins to form. Categories (topical): Times of day
    Sense id: en-dewfall-en-noun-cGoRHsJe Disambiguation of Times of day: 6 94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dew-fall

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