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Morse vs Dorse - What's the difference?

morse | dorse |

As nouns the difference between morse and dorse

is that morse is vise, vice while dorse is the baltic or variable cod (gadus callarias ), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish or dorse can be the back of a book.

morse

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , variant of Morris, from the given name Maurice.
  • A village in Louisiana
  • A town in Saskatchewan
  • A CDP in Texas
  • A town in Wisconsin
  • Morse code, named after inventor Samuel Morse.

    • Derived terms

    * Morse code * Morse function * Morse key * Morse theory

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    dorse

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias ), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) (lena) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The back of a book.
  • * Wood
    • Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses .
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