D.J.

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abbreviation

Also DJ, d.j. disc jockey.

District Judge.

Doctor of Law.

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Origin of D.J.

(def. 3) from Latin Doctor Jūris

Words nearby D.J.

dizain, dizen, dizygotic, dizzy, dizzying, D.J., Djailolo, Djaja, Djajapura, Djakarta, Djambi

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How to use D.J. in a sentence

Antoine, a 40-year-old DJ who works at the airport, says he fears for his children if the police stop doing their jobs.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That meant the talent that DJ Brinsely hired that night performed for a skeleton audience.
Alleged Cop Killer’s Blood-Soaked Screenplay|M.L. Nestel|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He also wrote the single, “Divine Sorrow,” with Swedish DJ Avicii to help raise money for (RED).
Wyclef Jean Talks Lauryn Hill, the Yele Haiti Controversy, and Chris Christie|Marlow Stern|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What results is a kind of mashup concert, a virtuoso mixed-media DJ set tuned to a keen emotional pitch.
War Is About More Than Heroes, Martyrs, and Patriots|Nathan Bradley Bethea|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Every aspiring DJ could smash and grab himself a mixer and some turntables.
Bam! Pow! Bling! Hip-Hop's History Gets the Graphic Novel Treatment|Daniel Genis|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Je les ai dj vus plusieurs fois, mais chaque fois que je les vois je crois que ce sont des Anges qui ont descendu sur la terre.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
In another place, however, he says: Il parait que les tuyaux de chemines taient dj trs en usage en France, t. xxxi.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
M. Lehurou observes, 'Il y a dj des seigneurs, cachs encore sous l'ancienne et familire dnomination de patrons.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
Devil (evil spirit), uakan-schi̍dja (an and dj French and soft).
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
J'ai t Gand esprant vous revoir, mais vous tiez repartie dj.
A Woman's Experience in the Great War|Louise Mack

British Dictionary definitions for D.J. (1 of 2)

the internet domain name for

Djibouti

British Dictionary definitions for D.J. (2 of 2)

dj

abbreviation for

disc jockey

dinner jacket

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