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De is defined as meaning "of" in Spanish, French and Portuguese.

(preposition)

An example of de is of the water.

See de in Webster's New World College Dictionary

of or from: used in French or Spanish family names, originally indicating place of origin: also, esp. in French names,

Origin: Fr < L de: see de-

Football defensive end
sometimes written de
Delaware

away from, off: debar, derail
down: degrade, decline
wholly, entirely: defunct
reverse the action of; undo: defrost, decode

Origin: L, a prefix signifying separation, cessation, intensification, or contraction; also < Fr dé- (< L de) or OFr des- (< L dis-): see dis-

See de in American Heritage Dictionary 4

abbreviation

dilation and evacuation
dilation and extraction

abbreviation

Delaware

prefix

Do or make the opposite of; reverse: decriminalize.
Remove or remove from: delouse; deoxygenate.
Out of: deplane; defenestration.
Reduce; degrade: declass.
Derived from: deverbative.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English de-

Origin: , from Old French de- (from Latin dē-, from, off, apart, away, down, out, completely, from dē; see de- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: or from Old French des-, out, off, apart, away, completely (from Latin dis-, dis-, and Latin dē-)

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