d
d1 definition
d or D (dē)
- the fourth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek delta, a borrowing from the Phoenician
- any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (d) of dog
- a type or impression for d or D
- the fourth in a sequence or group
- an object shaped like
adjective
- of d or D
- fourth in a sequence or group
- shaped like
d2 definition
d
- dam (in pedigrees)
- date
- daughter
- day(s)
- dead
- deci-
- degree
- Physics density
- departs
- departure
- diameter
- died
- Physics distance
- division
- dollar
- dorsal
- dose
- dyne(s)
Etymology: L da
Pharmacy giveEtymology: L denarius, pl. denarii
penny; pence
D1 definition
D (dē)
noun
- a Roman numeral for 500; with a superior bar (), 500,000 or less often, 5,000
- ☆ Educ. a grade indicating below-average work, or merely passing
- Music
- the second tone or note in the ascending scale of C major
- a key, string, etc. producing this tone
- the scale having this tone as the keynote
adjective
below average in quality
D2 definition
D
- dairy: prepared according to kashrut or kosher laws
- December
- Democrat
- Democratic
- Chem. deuterium
- digital
- drive (on automotive automatic-shift indicators)
- Doctor
- Don
- Duchess
- Duke
- Dutch
Etymology: L Dominus
Lord
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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