Daw definition
(scot.) To dawn.
verb
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(obsolete) To daunt; to terrify.
verb
(Digital Audio Workstation) Software running on a Mac or Windows computer that is used by professional sound engineers to record and mix digital audio tracks. A DAW is used to combine dialogue, music and special effects such as reverberation and delay. Many of the features of high-end audio editing software can be provided with open source software (see sound editor). See MDM and VST.
A jackdaw.
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daw
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dawsOrigin of daw
- Middle English dawe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English dawe, from Old English dāwe, from Proto-Germanic *dēhǭ (compare German Dahle, Dohle, dialectal Tach), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰākʷ- (compare Old Prussian doacke (“starling”)).
From Wiktionary
- Middle English dawen, from Old English dagian (“to dawn”), from Proto-Germanic *dagāną (“to become day, dawn”), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰAǵʰ- (“day”). More at day.
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- From a Middle English short form of David. Also a nickname from the (jack)daw.
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