dd

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Law. today's date.

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dd ² American  

abbreviation

1. degree-day.

2. delayed delivery.

3. delivered.

4. demand draft.

5. double-deck.

6. Shipbuilding. dry dock. dry-dock.

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DD ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Biology, Ecology. data deficient.

2. damage dealer: (in a video game) a category of job classes in a role-playing game, best suited to inflict large amounts of damage to an enemy: Also DPS

   If you need a DD, I have a level 49 Warrior, or a level 45 Hunter—if a ranged attack would be better.

3. dear/darling daughter (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's daughter).

   DD moving into her own apt today!

4. designated driver.

5. Department of Defense.

6. dishonorable discharge.

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dd. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. delivered.

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D/D ⁵ American  

abbreviation

Commerce.

1. days after date.

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D.D. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. demand draft.

2. Doctor of Divinity.

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DD British  

abbreviation

1. Also: dd.  direct debit

2. Doctor of Divinity

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Etymology

Origin of dd

From Latin dē datō

Example Sentences

The author does not think much of this simple "dd reaction."

From Time Magazine Archive

Hegelian Philosophy.3.Fichte and Schelling.4.Hegel.5.Kant is the only writer who has confused this idea of reason, and in this connection I refer the reader to the Appendix, and also to my “Grundprobleme der Ethik”: Grundl. dd.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur

Node:dd, Next:DDT, Previous:day mode, Up:= D = dd /dee-dee/ vt.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

Remigius, a iudge in these cases reporteth of 900 executed in Lorayne for this offence of Witch-craft in the time of his gouernement. dd.

From A Treatise of Witchcraft by Roberts, Alexander

In a furnace with lateral fire-place, cc are the heating cylinders, and dd the cooling cylinders.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various