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decigram; decigrams.

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Words nearby dg

D.F.C., DfEE, DFID, D.F.M., dft., dg, dgaf, d-glucose, D-glyceraldehyde, DH, DHA

Other definitions for dg (2 of 3)

D.G.¹

abbreviation

by the grace of God.

Origin of D.G.

From Latin Deī grātiā

Other definitions for dg (3 of 3)

D.G.²

abbreviation

Director General.

How to use dg in a sentence

DG are the initials of Dolce Gabbana, “an Italian luxury industry fashion house.”
The Crime of Kufr Qaddoum: An EmergencyStandWithDavidMonitor Animal Rights Division Expose|Eli Valley|March 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When he was DG/ISI, he set up a special commando team to find and capture bin Laden with U.S. help.
Pakistan’s Musharraf Has Been Accused of Knowing Osama bin Laden’s Hideout|Bruce Riedel|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
An adverbial dative singular without an inflectional ending is found with hm, dg, morgen, and fen.
Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book|C. Alphonso Smith
This must originally have been lah-dg, though I am not aware that the word is met with in any Anglo-Saxon documents.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 108, November 22, 1851|Various

Thus in the first edition he declines dg, dges, plural dgas, not having observed the law of vowel-change pointed out by Rask.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various
The Gen. Com'dg has ordered a disposition of these Cattle to be made in accordance with the wishes of the chief.
The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War|Annie Heloise Abel
Not in any way writing disrespectfully, was the slang word taken from Hogwith the g soft, which gives the dg pronunciation?
A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words|A London Antiquary

British Dictionary definitions for dg (1 of 2)

dg.

abbreviation for

decigram

British Dictionary definitions for dg (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

Deo gratias

director-general

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