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Also Det Linguistics. determiner.

Pharmacology. diethyltryptamine.

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Other definitions for DET (2 of 2)

det.

abbreviation

detach.

detachment.

detail.

determine.

(in prescriptions) let it be given.

Origin of det.

From the Latin word dētur

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How to use DET in a sentence

Det. Rafael Ramos spent a lifetime trying to become a police officer, entering the academy at age 38.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Retired Det. Tom Nerney, formerly of the NYPD Major Case Squad, investigated Shakur.
Cuba Protects America’s Most Wanted|Michael Daly|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Det. 1: Okay, now tell us how it went, David—tell us how you did it.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Det. 2: No, not your belt . . . . Remember being out in the sunroom, the room that sits out to the back of the house?
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Det. 2: (slamming his hand on the table and yelling) You hung her!
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If I had stayed in my fader's house, I vould haf been det for goot, and perried too!
Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte
We beleaf in the spirit ov forgiveness—if we owe a man, and we won't pay him, let him forgiv the det.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings|Henry Wheeler Shaw
"Let me det in oor lap den," and Marion, climbing up, made herself perfectly at home.
The Fourth Watch|H. A. Cody
Ill det em, said Sandy, slipping down and bringing them to Louise from the table at the end of the tent.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
He turned his head and gravely inquired: "Number Thirteen, how does ye det'armine ther guilt of a witch?"
A Pagan of the Hills|Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for DET

DET

abbreviation for

diethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic drug

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Medical definitions for DET (1 of 2)

DET

[ dē′ē-tē′ ]

Diethyltryptamine; a hallucinogenic agent similar to DMT.

Medical definitions for DET (2 of 2)

det.

abbr.

detur (let there be given; give)