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D.J.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Also DJ, d.j. disc jockey.

  2. District Judge.

  3. Doctor of Law.


DJ 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. disc jockey

  2. dinner jacket

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dj 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Djibouti

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of D.J.

D.J. ( def. 3 ) from Latin Doctor Jūris

Example Sentences

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Your daughter could be marrying Hannibal Lecter and if the D.J. at the wedding played “September” you’d still get up and dance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“We did play really well,” interim coach D.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Artemi Panarin scores in the first period to help lift the Kings to a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders in D.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

PDT, the Rams still have several players poised to hit the open market, including Kamren Curl, Jimmy Garoppolo, D.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

At the first of these conventions, in 1863, Mr. D.J.

From A Discourse on the Life, Character and Writings of Gulian Crommelin Verplanck by Bryant, William Cullen

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