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There is 1 syllable in the word dune.

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Definition of dune:

dune (noun):: a mound or ridge of drifted sand; a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind; a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans.

Synonyms for dune:

bank

bar

brae

down

drift

elevation

embankment

hill

hillock

knoll

mound

mount

mountain

ridge

sand dune

sandbank

sandbar

seif dune

shoal

towhead

Antonyms for dune:

dike

dyke

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