"dewfall" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdjuˌfɔːl/ [UK], /ˈdʒuːˌfɔːl/ [UK] (note: yod-coalescence), /ˈduˌfɔl/ (note: US, yod-dropping), /ˈduˌfɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] (note: US, yod-dropping) 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': 87 13
  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: 4 96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dew-fall

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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