del

[ del ]

/ dɛl /

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(in names of Spanish derivation) a contraction of de and the article el:Estanislao del Campo.

(in names of Italian derivation) a contraction of di and the article il: Giovanni del Monte.

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Other definitions for del (2 of 4)

del²

[ del ]

/ dɛl /

noun Mathematics.

a differential operator. Symbol: ∇

Origin of del

First recorded in 1900–05; short form of delta

Other definitions for del (3 of 4)

del.

abbreviation

delegate; delegation.

delete; deletion.

delineavit.

Other definitions for del (4 of 4)

Del.

abbreviation

Delaware.

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How to use del in a sentence

To compare, Lana Del Rey sold over 100,000 copies that same week.
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For Big Eyes, you commissioned a pair of songs by Lana Del Rey.
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I was hunkered down in my seat in the Municipalidad del Cuzco and thrilled—my heart was beating so fast!
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“The horror film is a very political genre,” writer/director Guillermo del Toro said in an interview with Time magazine in 2011.
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The cabin styling was in the hands of Frank Del Giudice, a designer based in New York at a company called Walter Dorwin Teague.
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Two of these pictures are in the Museo del Prado, at Madrid.
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A writer gives the following account of the love the Terra Del Fuegians have for tobacco.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
In Havana, were a man to ask for a Flor del Fumar, the dealer would ask him what size he wanted.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
General Pio del Pilar slept in the city every night, ready to give the rocket-signal for revolt.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
We were constantly so near Terra del Fuego that we could make out every bush with the naked eye.
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British Dictionary definitions for del (1 of 3)

del

/ (dɛl) /

noun

maths the differential operator i (∂/∂ x) + j (∂/∂ y) + k (∂/∂ z), where i, j, and k are unit vectors in the x, y, and z directionsSymbol: ∇ Also called: nabla

British Dictionary definitions for del (2 of 3)

del.

abbreviation for

delegate

British Dictionary definitions for del (3 of 3)

Del.

abbreviation for

Delaware

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