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[[t]lɑ[/t]]n.mad the musical syllable used for the sixth tone in the ascending diatonic scale•Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; see gamut IIla[[t]lɔ, lɑ[/t]] interj. Chiefly Dial.dial. (used as an exclamation of surprise or emphasis)•Etymology: bef. 1150; ME, OE; weak var. of lā lo I
From formal English to slang. 2014.