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  ds

  abbreviation

  decistere; decisteres.
• Ds
  Ds

  darmstadtium.
• 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.

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Ds ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.

1. darmstadtium.

2. (formerly) dysprosium.

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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.

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d.s. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. daylight saving.

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

3. document signed.

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D.S. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Music. from the sign.

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D.S. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Doctor of Science.

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DS British  

abbreviation

1. Also: ds.  music dal segno

2. Detective Sergeant

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Etymology

Origin of D.S.

From Italian dal segno

Example Sentences

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

DS Hunt's family have tried to have him honoured posthumously, but a five-year time bar means their requests for a medal have been repeatedly refused.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

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

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz