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d en · NUM · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /diː/ (letter, name)
• (UK) audio
• /d/ (phoneme)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From the Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.

Meanings

1. (lowercase, number) The fourth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

Forms

d en · SYM · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /diː/ (letter, name)
• (UK) audio
• /d/ (phoneme)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From the Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.

Meanings

1. (letter, lowercase) The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
   • Rupert. I am told so, sir. But then so does the other Cadell. A devastating creature who spells it with two d’s. 1929, Patrick Hamilton, Rope, New York City: Samuel French, Act I, page 30:

Forms

Deriveds

abecedism · small-d democrat · small d democrat · d-sharp · d-word · d-flat · d-pad · d-beat · d-note · d-man · d-amphetamine · d flat · k-d tree · alpha-d-galactosidase · barred d · d sharp · d-block · d-hole

d en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviations. * (British penny; old penny): abbreviation of Latin denarii, the name of the corresponding Roman coin. * (dice): abbreviation of dice d # Abbreviation of died or death. #: William Shakespeare, d 1616

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of dimensional.
   alt of dimensional
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of declared.
   alt of declared

Deriveds

3d · 1d · 2d · 0d

Relateds

D

Synonyms

dec

d en · ADV · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviations. * (British penny; old penny): abbreviation of Latin denarii, the name of the corresponding Roman coin. * (dice): abbreviation of dice d # Abbreviation of died or death. #: William Shakespeare, d 1616

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, qualifier:crosswording) Abbreviation of down.
   alt of down
   • Do you have the answer for 23d?
2. (Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, informal) Abbreviation of already, used in text messages to form the perfect tenses.
   alt of already
   alt of used in text messages to form the perfect tenses
   • Done d.
   • Come d.

d en · SYM · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviations. * (British penny; old penny): abbreviation of Latin denarii, the name of the corresponding Roman coin. * (dice): abbreviation of dice d # Abbreviation of died or death. #: William Shakespeare, d 1616

Meanings

1. (qualifier:until February 1971) A British penny; an old penny (the modern decimal penny being abbreviated p).
   • £sd — “pounds, shillings and pence”
2. Die or dice.
   • d20 — a specialized die with twenty sides
   • 2d6 — the sum of the roll of two six-sided dice
3. A penny, a measure of the size of nails.

Deriveds

d1000 · d12 · d20 · d4 · d6 · d100 · d10 · d8

d en · DET · etymology 3

Meanings

1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of the
   alt of the
   • that cavalier expression i see/on people's mugs don't keep/d pie from hitting dey faces 1988 February 14, Catherine Joseph, “First Life Jitters”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 7: