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  'd

  contraction of had:
• D
  D

  noun

  the fourth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
• D-
  D-

  (of a molecule) having a configuration resembling the dextrorotatory isomer of glyceraldehyde: always printed as a small capital, roman character.
• d'
  d'

  preposition

  de (used in French names as an elided form ofde ).
• d-
  d-

  dextrorotatory; dextro- (distinguished from l-).
• d.
  d.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) give.
• D.
  D.

  abbreviation

  day.
• d
  d

  noun

  the fourth letter and third consonant of the modern English alphabet

'd

¹ American  

1. contraction of had:

   I was glad they'd gone.

2. contraction of did:

   Where'd they go?

3. contraction of should or would:

   He'd like to go. I'd like to remind you of your promise.

4. contraction of -ed:

   She OK'd the plan.

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D ² American  

[dee] / di /

Or d

noun

• D's,
  plural
• Ds,
  plural
• d's,
  plural
• ds
  plural

1. the fourth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

2. any spoken sound represented by the letter D or d, as in dog, ladder, ladle, or pulled.

3. something having the shape of a D .

4. a written or printed representation of the letter D or d.

5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter D or d.

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D ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Electricity. debye; debyes.

2. deep.

3. depth.

4. Optics. diopter.

5. divorced.

6. Dutch.

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D ⁴ American  

Symbol.

1. the fourth in order or in a series.

2. (sometimes lowercase) (in some grading systems) a grade or mark, as in school or college, indicating the quality of a student's work as poor or barely passing.

3. (sometimes lowercase) a classification, rating, or the like, indicating poor quality.

4. Music.

   1. the second tone in the scale of C major, or the fourth tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.

   2. a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.

   3. a written or printed note representing this tone.

   4. (in the fixed system of solmization) the second tone of the scale of C major, called re.

   5. the tonality having D as the tonic note.

5. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 500.

6. Chemistry. deuterium. Also 2H

7. Electricity.

   1. electric displacement.

   2. a battery size for 1.5 volt dry cells: diameter, 1.3 inches (3.3 centimeters); length, 2.4 inches (6 centimeters).

8. Biochemistry. aspartic acid.

9. a symbol for a shoe width size narrower than E and wider than C.

10. a proportional brassiere cup size larger than C.

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D- ⁵ American  

1. Symbol, Biochemistry. (of a molecule) having a configuration resembling the dextrorotatory isomer of glyceraldehyde: always printed as a small capital, roman character.

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d' ⁶ American  

preposition

1. de (used in French names as an elided form ofde ).

   Charles Louis d'Albert.

2. di (used in Italian names as an elided form ofdi ).

   Gabriele d'Annunzio.

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d' ⁷ American  

1. Informal. contraction of do or did before you:

   How d'you like your eggs cooked? D'you go to the movies last night?

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d- ⁸ American  

Symbol, Chemistry, Biochemistry.

1. dextrorotatory; dextro- (distinguished from l-).

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d. ⁹ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) give.

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d. ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

1. British. pence.

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d. ¹¹ American  

abbreviation

1. date.

2. daughter.

3. day.

4. deceased.

5. deep.

6. degree.

7. delete.

8. Physics. density.

9. depth.

10. deputy.

11. dialect.

12. dialectal.

13. diameter.

14. died.

15. dime.

16. dividend.

17. dollar; dollars.

18. dose.

19. drachma.

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D. ¹² American  

abbreviation

1. day.

2. December.

3. Democrat.

4. Democratic.

5. Physics. density.

6. Deus.

7. Deuteronomy.

8. Doctor.

9. dose.

10. Dutch.

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d ¹ British  

/ diː /

noun

1. the fourth letter and third consonant of the modern English alphabet

2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiced alveolar stop, as in dagger

3. the semicircle on a billiards table having a radius of 11 1/ 2 inches and its straight edge in the middle of the baulk line

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'd ² British  

contraction

1. would or had

   I'd

   you'd

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D. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. politics Democrat(ic)

2. government Department

3. dinar(s)

4. Don (a Spanish title)

5. Duchess

6. Duke

7. (in the US and Canada) Doctor

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d ⁴ British  

symbol

1. physics density or relative density

2. maths a small increment in a given variable or function: used to indicate a derivative of one variable with respect to another, as in d y /d x

3. chess See algebraic notation

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D ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Deutsch: indicating the serial number in the catalogue (1951) of the musical compositions of Schubert made by Otto Deutsch (1883–1967)

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D ⁶ British  

symbol

1. music

   1. a note having a frequency of 293.66 hertz ( D above middle C ) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the second note of the scale of C major

   2. a key, string, or pipe producing this note

   3. the major or minor key having this note as its tonic

2. chem deuterium

3. maths the first derivative of a function, as in D( x ³ + x ²) = 3 x ² + 2 x

4. physics

   1. dispersion

   2. electric displacement

5. aeronautics drag

6. 1. a semiskilled or unskilled manual worker, or a trainee or apprentice to a skilled worker

   2. ( as modifier ) See also occupation groupings

      D worker

7. 500 See Roman numerals

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abbreviation

1. Germany (international car registration)

2. 1. informal defence

      I'm playing D in the match this afternoon

   2. informal defensive play

d. ⁷ British  

abbreviation

1. (in animal pedigrees) dam

2. daughter

3. currency penny or pennies

4. diameter

5. died

6. dinar(s)

7. dollar(s)

8. drachma(s)

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d Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of diameter

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• D's
  plural
• Ds
  plural
• d's
  plural
• ds
  plural

Etymology

Origin of d.⁹

From the Latin word dā

Origin of d.¹⁰

From the Latin word denāriī

Example Sentences

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“If they had said, ‘We’re going to do this for another 20 years,’ I ‘d have been on board in a heartbeat.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

But still, one by one, we ’d all burned out.

From Salon ● May 7, 2024

“Why, this diggin’ ’d make it look like thirty cents.

From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2018

We ’d be fixing the economy, ad- dressing national security issues, and improving education.

From MSNBC ● Sep. 9, 2014

"Well, if we do something really bad and they kick us out of the camp, then they ’d have to — ” "Don’t even think about it, Frankie,” I warned.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez

Average grades in preparatory math, precalculus and calculus across UC continue their five-year decline, while D and F grades, no-pass marks and withdrawals in those courses have gone up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

While an increasing number of London boroughs have seen council tax on a Band D property rise above the £2,000 mark, in Wandsworth, council tax on an average Band D property is currently £1,020.35.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Patients with vitamin D deficiency were three times more likely to report moderate to severe postoperative pain at any point during the first 24 hours compared with patients who had sufficient vitamin D levels.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

NextEra Energy NEE -0.16%decrease; down pointing triangle and Dominion Energy D -1.06%decrease; down pointing triangle have proposed an expanded state benefits package to regulators as they look to secure approval for their $67 billion merger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“You can’t stay holed up in this apartment. What about friends? What about fresh air? She probably has a vitamin D deficiency.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

In their most recent assessment, for example, transit scored a D- and hazardous waste a D+.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 17, 2023

Louisiana’s drinking water infrastructure limps in with a D-.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2021

Ms. E.K. announced that she would be holding before-school tutoring sessions, which Sarah, who finished the fall semester with a D-, never would have attended during remote learning.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2021

“If this is the stimulus money, they get a D- for marketing.”

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2020

At twelve o’clock Mrs. D- went down to sell cold chickens, &c., and I went with her, and sat under a tree in the bed of the little stream, now nearly dry. 

From Letters from the Cape by Lady Lucie Duff Gordon

The maître d’ escorted us to a banquette near a window facing northeast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

In the A.I. age, Maggie Hennessy asserts, sparring with a grouchy maître d’ over the phone is part of what makes dining out great.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Flanked by tuxedoed servers and the maître d’, she announced the founder’s death, mostly silencing the crowded dining room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025

“They’re like a private maitre d’ now,” said Nicky Haslam, 84, the English interior designer and social fixture.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

“I’m sorry. The Starlight Room is reserved,” the maitre d’ began.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

Ke5, Muzychuk can’t hold back both the d- and g-pawns indefinitely and resigned.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 27, 2022

Both the d- and f-block elements react with nonmetals to form binary compounds; heating is often required.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

They're called d- and l-isomers—d for dextro, l for levo; right and left, you see.

From A Feast of Demons by Joseph Samachson

New Designs University Park, 16-25, 25-22, 25-21, 22-25, 15-13 Jordan d. 25-23, 25-19, 25-10 Westchester d.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024

But just as bell hooks, the feminist writer, and k. d. lang, the singer-songwriter, often see their names appear with unwanted capital letters, lowercase compositions are often capitalized on their way to publication.

From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2017

From part d. we see that receiving $1 million dollars per year indefinitely is worth $20 million dollars in today’s dollars.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Use your answers to parts a. and d. to determine which of the three options is best.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

The dose was then increased to 1 fluid drachm t. i. d.; she then ceased her visits.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz

"Diamond frogs have been hiding their diversity beneath our feet," said Dr. Mark D. Scherz, Curator of Herpetology at the Natural History Museum Denmark and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

In 1942, for example, Franklin D. Roosevelt tore down most of the East Wing and rebuilt it from the ground up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the court the project is already 65% complete and argued that stopping construction would interfere with security improvements at the White House.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

It was on Aug. 14, 1935, that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

But then, he had more help than he’s ever had before: no fewer than two assistants; Mr. van D. and I performed our job well.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

KKR’s fee-related earnings jumped 37% from a year ago, and the firm raise d more than $34 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The presence of Beta Pictoris d could also help astronomers understand the unusual appearance of the system's debris disk.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

Beta Pictoris d is the first directly imaged planet discovered primarily through moderate resolution spectroscopy.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

Canyon Country Canyon, 25-20, 25-19, 25-16 Servite d.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

But one day, after we d been at the camp for about three years, we heard the megaphones, and it wasn’t the usual thing.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

Down the street at D’s Thirsty Beaver bar, Danielle Rees is doing a test run on serving breakfast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The Direct Action Everywhere activists were recently on a public road near Double D’s main farm, flying a drone over the property.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Gass said that the Sydney show definitely won’t be Tenacious D’s last.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026

I am a deep believer in this idea that national security is built off the three D’s: defense, diplomacy, and development.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2025

It’s weird though—I’m not as hesitant to dance here as I was at Big D’s party.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Only eight banks got Bs, while the majority got Cs; 36 got Ds.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

The words are thought to reference the "three Ds of insurance" - tactics used by companies to reject payment claims from customers.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

The same four Ds applied: death, divorce, dislocation, and disaster/downsizing.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024

Her grades fell to Ds, and she thought, “College just may not be for me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

Oh yeah, dances and dodgeball: the two Ds of my middle school nightmares.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

The researchers intend to continue examining Webb's observations to refine their estimates of Beta Pictoris d's temperature, atmospheric composition, and orbit.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

A small illustration of the eponymous rat hangs in the restaurant, signed by director Brad Bird, who spent days sketching the dining room, capturing the lamps, cheese trolley and maitre d's outfit.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024

Dinner maitre d’s are gently professional, warm and welcoming.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2018

Four hours later across the way, uniformed guards and ushers punch time clocks, and beer and food trucks noisily back up to vending stands as maître d’s and waiters tidy up the clubhouse restaurants.

From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2015

He pronounced the words lazily, blunting the t’s to d’s so that it sounded like “siddle lister.”

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

The Cyclones closed the third quarter with a pair of 3-pointers, the second by Ryan in the closing secon ds, that put ISU on top 49-47.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

Senior forward Oscar ds Silva has played well all season and was named the Pac-12 player of the week after averaging 19.8 points and 11 rebounds in three games last week.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021

If f is a continuous function on a smooth curve C, then ∫C f ds always exists.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

To make the calculations easier, we can translate ∫C f ds to an integral with a variable of integration that is t.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

C or cz is pronounced as English ts; cs as English ch; ds as English j; zs as French j; gy as dy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various