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(n): a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

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(n): (geology) the geological features of the earth

(n): clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

(n): an object shaped like an equilateral triangle

(n): a three-sided regular polygon

(n): the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

(n): the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech

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2 months ago Jookerie said:

4th letter of the Greek alphabet. Derived from the Phoenician letter 'Dalet' (meaning 'door' or maybe 'fish'!) River deltas are called that because of the uppercase delta (Δ) which is shaped like a river delta.

6 months ago skipvia said:

"Blues" makes me think of the Mississippi delta. See Free Association.

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