d'
1 Americanpreposition
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de (used in French names as an elided form ofde ).
Charles Louis d'Albert.
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di (used in Italian names as an elided form ofdi ).
Gabriele d'Annunzio.
noun
plural
D's, Ds, d's, ds-
the fourth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
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any spoken sound represented by the letter D or d, as in dog, ladder, ladle, or pulled.
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something having the shape of a D .
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a written or printed representation of the letter D or d.
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a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter D or d.
abbreviation
abbreviation
abbreviation
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day.
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December.
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Democrat.
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Democratic.
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Physics. density.
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Deus.
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Deuteronomy.
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Doctor.
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dose.
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Dutch.
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date.
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daughter.
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day.
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deceased.
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deep.
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degree.
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delete.
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Physics. density.
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depth.
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deputy.
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dialect.
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dialectal.
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diameter.
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died.
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dime.
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dividend.
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dollar; dollars.
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dose.
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drachma.
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the fourth in order or in a series.
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(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.
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(sometimes lowercase) a classification, rating, or the like, indicating poor quality.
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Music.
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the second tone in the scale of C major, or the fourth tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.
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a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.
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a written or printed note representing this tone.
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(in the fixed system of solmization) the second tone of the scale of C major, called re.
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the tonality having D as the tonic note.
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(sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 500.
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Chemistry. deuterium. Also 2H
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Electricity.
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electric displacement.
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a battery size for 1.5 volt dry cells: diameter, 1.3 inches (3.3 centimeters); length, 2.4 inches (6 centimeters).
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Biochemistry. aspartic acid.
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a symbol for a shoe width size narrower than E and wider than C.
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a proportional brassiere cup size larger than C.
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contraction of had:
I was glad they'd gone.
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contraction of did:
Where'd they go?
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contraction of should or would:
He'd like to go. I'd like to remind you of your promise.
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contraction of -ed:
She OK'd the plan.
abbreviation
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politics Democrat(ic)
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government Department
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dinar(s)
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Don (a Spanish title)
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Duchess
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Duke
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(in the US and Canada) Doctor
symbol
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music
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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
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a key, string, or pipe producing this note
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the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
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chem deuterium
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maths the first derivative of a function, as in D( x ³ + x ²) = 3 x ² + 2 x
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physics
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dispersion
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electric displacement
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aeronautics drag
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a semiskilled or unskilled manual worker, or a trainee or apprentice to a skilled worker
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( as modifier ) See also occupation groupings
D worker
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500 See Roman numerals
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Germany (international car registration)
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informal defence
I'm playing D in the match this afternoon
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informal defensive play
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contraction
symbol
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physics density or relative density
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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
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chess See algebraic notation
noun
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the fourth letter and third consonant of the modern English alphabet
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a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiced alveolar stop, as in dagger
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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
abbreviation
abbreviation
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(in animal pedigrees) dam
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daughter
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currency penny or pennies
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diameter
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died
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dinar(s)
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dollar(s)
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drachma(s)
Etymology
Origin of d.1
From the Latin word dā
Origin of d.1
From the Latin word denāriī
Example Sentences
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“They’d have a musical in the summer, and people would picnic outside of the amphitheater on the lawn. And every type of sport you wanted to do, there seemed to be a field for it. My daughters have had a bunch of events for their schools up there. Graduations, performances, meetups. The community would vote there. Boys and Girl Scout troops would have events in the banquet hall.”
From Los Angeles Times
At the head of a delegation of 46 athletes, Heraskevych, who will compete in the skeleton event in Cortina d'Ampezzo, will march in Milan on Friday evening as his country's flag bearer, alongside speed skater Yelyzaveta Sydorko.
From Barron's
That said, it seems obvious that I’d be ahead in 10 years if I pay 5.5% interest on a $400,000 loan while earning, conservatively, around 10% annually on $400,000 invested.
From MarketWatch
Are there other types of loans you’d consider besides a mortgage?
From MarketWatch
And there’s another great feeling that I’d like you to familiarize yourself with: the power of compounding within your Roth IRA.
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