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

As we see, the consonants in the rhyme-words were merely related: l, r, n, ng, m, dh, gh, bh, mh, ch, th, f could rime together just as could gg, dd, bb.

From The Glories of Ireland by Lennox, P. J.

Thus, if we indicate the dominant character by D and the recessive by d, the constitution of the two individuals is Dd and dd.

From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.

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

Consider, for example, a sentence in a vi tutorial that looks like this: Then delete a line from the file by typing "dd".

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