Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DEL'TA
DEL'TA, n.
The Greek letter Δ. A tract of alluvial land in the form of that letter, or triangular. It is particularly applied to such a tract of land in Egypt, formed by two main branches of the Nile, and the Mediterranean sea; but the word is applied to any tract of land of a similar figure and formation.
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