- a small, esp wooded hollow
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dell
(del),USA pronunciation n.
Dell (del),USA pronunciation n.
dell' (del),USA pronunciation
- a small, usually wooded valley;
vale.
- bef. 1000; Middle English delle, Old English dell; akin to dale
Dell (del),USA pronunciation n.
- a male or female given name.
dell' (del),USA pronunciation
- Foreign Terms(in names of Italian derivation) an elided form of della: Giovanni dell' Anguillara.
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dell /dɛl/ n
'Dell' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
commedia dell'arte
- dingle
- Goldoni
- harlequin
- pantaloon
- Scaramouch
- columbine
- dells
- farmer in the dell
- howe
- Lucius II
- Napaeae
- Weddell Sea
- zany
- slack
- stock