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Dev

//dɛv// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Hindi.
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of Éamon de Valera, former president of Ireland. Irish, abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    The Devonshire Arms, an alternative pub in Camden, London. UK, slang

    "The Dev was a long-standing favourite, as was Hawley Arms and The World's End, but he found greater pleasure in seeking out the smaller, lesser known bars and pubs."

  4. 4
    A patronymic surname from Hindi.
  5. 5
    A diminutive of the male given name Devdas.
Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of developer. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable

    "“Our goal with this update is to more tightly tie hitboxes and hurtboxes to our character’s animations,” devs explained in the blog post."

  2. 2
    A monster, dragon, serpent, or giant. Armenian
  3. 3
    Clipping of development. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable

    "game dev"

  4. 4
    An immortal spirit who inhabits old ruins. Armenian
  5. 5
    Clipping of device. Unix, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping.

Etymology 2

From Armenian դեւ (dew). Doublet of daeva.

Etymology 3

From Hindi देव (dev).

Etymology 4

Clipping of Devonshire.

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