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    ds
    abbreviation
    decistere; decisteres.
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  • 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

If f is a continuous function on a smooth curve C, then ∫C f ds always exists.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

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

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

B is the point at which the effect is required, distant a + b from O, so that AB = b, AP = s, PQ = ds.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

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

From MarketWatch Feb. 27, 2026

Law enforcement sources said this could have been a reference to the "three Ds of insurance" - tactics used by companies to reject payment claims by patients.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2025

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

From Slate Aug. 5, 2024

She’s also boasting a B average in the class, compared to the Ds and Fs earned in her first-year math class.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2024

She was no longer in college, having dropped out during her third semester because of morning sickness, two Ds, and one F. Lily, she thought, would be simpler than Savannah.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

DS Smith said the proposal followed "a review of UK packaging operations" and was linked to "tough trading conditions" as it looked to "improve efficiency and respond to changing customer demand".

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

Apart from the DS and some money, he had nothing in his pockets, not even a penknife.

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

But D.S., and all kids in state care, are kids who need love, respect and care.

From Seattle Times Oct. 13, 2021

The Ibrahims moved into their big white house in 1998, when Inshaf, the second-oldest of the children, was finishing high school at the prestigious D.S.

From New York Times Jul. 2, 2020

For some reason to the writer unknown General Schofield had brought along with him General D.S.

From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 by Ambrose Bierce

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