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How to pronounce “dovetail”
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Pronunciation guide for dovetail
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dovetail with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Carole Robin
I think, a good dovetail from that one.
- Definition summary
- The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce dovetail
Carole Robin

I think, a good dovetail from that one.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dovetail”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
- (chiefly woodworking, often attributively)
- (heraldry) A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1).
- [Verb]
- (transitive)
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of several things: to combine or fit together well.
- (intransitive) To adapt to something; to fit in.
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