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Dune vs Aune - What's the difference?

dune | aune |

As nouns the difference between dune and aune

is that dune is a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind while aune is an old French cloth measure, varying around the country, but at Paris equivalent to 0.95 of an English ell.

As a proper noun Düne

is an island close to {{l/en|Heligoland}.

dune

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.

    • Synonyms

    * sand dune, sand-dune

    Antonyms

    * dyke, dike

    Derived terms

    * dunesand

    Related terms

    * duned

    See also

    * thick, German dick cf. dyke (dike) * thin, German cf. dune (down)-->

    Anagrams

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    aune

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An old French cloth measure, varying around the country, but at Paris equivalent to 0.95 of an English ell.
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