de
[ duh; French duh; Spanish de; Portuguese di ]
/ də; French də; Spanish dɛ; Portuguese dɪ /
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preposition
from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Comte de Rochambeau; Don Ricardo de Aragón.
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Origin of de
<French, Spanish, Portuguese <Latin dē
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de'
[ duh; Italian de ]
/ də; Italian dɛ /
preposition
dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei): de' Medici.
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de-
Origin of de-
Middle English <Latin dē-, prefixal use of dē (preposition) from, away from, of, out of; in some words, <French <Latin dē- or dis-dis-1
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D.E.
abbreviation
Doctor of Engineering.
driver education.
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de1
De, before a vowel d' or before a vowel D'
/ (də) /
of; from: occurring as part of some personal names and originally indicating place of originSimon de Montfort; D'Arcy; de la Mare
Word Origin for de
from Latin dē; see de-
British Dictionary definitions for de (2 of 4)
de2
the internet domain name for
Germany
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DE
abbreviation for
(formerly in Britain) Department of Employment
Delaware
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de-
prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives
removal of or from something specifieddeforest; dethrone
reversal of somethingdecode; decompose; desegregate
departure fromdecamp
Word Origin for de-
from Latin, from dē (prep) from, away from, out of, etc. In compound words of Latin origin, de- also means away, away from (decease); down (degrade); reversal (detect); removal (defoliate); and is used intensively (devote) and pejoratively (detest)
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Medical definitions for de
de-
pref.
Do or make the opposite of; reverse:decomposition.
Remove or remove from:deoxygenation.
Reduce; degrade:decholesterolization.
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