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    ds
    abbreviation
    decistere; decisteres.
  • Ds
  • DS
    DS
    abbreviation
    dear/darling son (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's son).
  • d.s.
    d.s.
    abbreviation
    daylight saving.
  • D.S.
    D.S.
    abbreviation
    from the sign.

ds

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. decistere; decisteres.


Ds 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.
  1. darmstadtium.

  2. (formerly) dysprosium.


DS 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. dear/darling son (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's son).

    DS has no friends in school.


d.s. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. daylight saving.

  2. Commerce. days after sight. Also D/S

  3. document signed.


D.S. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Music. from the sign.


D.S. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor of Science.


DS British  

abbreviation

  1. Also: dsmusic dal segno

  2. Detective Sergeant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of D.S.

From Italian dal segno

Example Sentences

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The Cyclones closed the third quarter with a pair of 3-pointers, the second by Ryan in the closing secon ds, that put ISU on top 49-47.

From Seattle Times Jan. 18, 2023

Senior forward Oscar ds Silva has played well all season and was named the Pac-12 player of the week after averaging 19.8 points and 11 rebounds in three games last week.

From Washington Times Jan. 13, 2021

To make the calculations easier, we can translate ∫C f ds to an integral with a variable of integration that is t.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

As a result, we would incorrectly conclude that ds = 0.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Marius Victorinus remarks: "If z were essential to the Latin language, we should represent it by ds."

From Latin Pronunciation A Short Exposition of the Roman Method by Peck, Harry Thurston

Cooper believes that building a championship team starts with what he calls the five Ds: determination, dedication, desire, discipline and decision-making.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

Only eight banks got Bs, while the majority got Cs; 36 got Ds.

From MarketWatch Feb. 27, 2026

The words are thought to reference the "three Ds of insurance" - tactics used by companies to reject payment claims from customers.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2026

The same four Ds applied: death, divorce, dislocation, and disaster/downsizing.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2024

Since the “Toast for Change” wiped the slate clean for many of them, their grades have gone from Ds and Fs to As and Bs.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

In 2024, DS Smith made 70 roles redundant at its site in Louth in Lincolnshire.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Margolies turned to my ultrasound images, pulling them up in the Koios DS Breast tool.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

The Switch 1 has now sold 155.37 million units -- overtaking the Nintendo DS to be its best-selling hardware of all time.

From Barron's Feb. 3, 2026

DS Smith’s North American assets will stay inside the International Paper company, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

Failing that, he could use the DS to transmit a message.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

After selling out within three months in 2024, D.S.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2025

This week, host Karen Han talks to David Seth Moltz and Kavi Moltz, founders of the perfume company D.S.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2022

All of that is true in the case of D.S.

From Seattle Times Oct. 13, 2021

Also nominated as finalists: The Miami Herald for an investigation of Florida’s juvenile justice system by reporters Carol Marbin Miller and Audra D.S.

From Washington Times Apr. 16, 2018

There were no wounded in the D.S. this afternoon.

From Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 by Anonymous

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