De

//ˈdɛ// article, intj, name, noun, prep, verb

article, intj, name, noun, prep, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д.
  2. 2
    Initialism of desktop environment. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    dwarf elliptical galaxy
  4. 4
    Initialism of diatomaceous earth. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of destroyer escort, a type of warship of the destroyer subtype, also called a frigate. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of differential equation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of delayed ejaculation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of dee (“to do”). Northumbria, alt-of, alternative
Article
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of the. Caribbean, Jamaica, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

    "“He went to’ds de back, ma’am.” The negro opened the door and slid his legs, clad in army O.D. and a pair of linoleum putties, to the ground. “‘I’ll go git ’im.”’"

Intj
  1. 1
    A meaningless unstressed syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

    "“Dum de dum, dum de dum”, he hummed as he sauntered down the road."

Preposition
  1. 1
    Used in the titles of French nobility; of. historical

    "Conwoman Jeanne de La Motte stole a 2,800-carat diamond necklace, The Slave's Collar, by convincing the Cardinal de Rohan that Queen Marie-Antoinette wanted it."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Delaware: a state of the United States. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    A former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong. historical
  3. 3
    A surname from India

Antonyms

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Example

More examples

"When the Venus de Milo was entire, there were arms on the statue."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian дэ (dɛ).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French de (“of”).

Etymology 3

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 德 (dé, “virtue, manliness”).

Etymology 4

From Bengali [Term?].

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