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DELF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An excavation; usually a quarry or mine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("delf" is a kind of...):
excavation (a hole in the ground made by excavating)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)