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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

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

And I got straight Ds and Fs in school.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 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