name, noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The drug dimethyltryptamine. slang, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Italian.
2. 2
   Alternative form of Dmitry. alt-of, alternative

Example

More examples

"Dimitri Mendeleev died on February 2, 1907."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Alteration of dimethyltryptamine.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Dimitri, a variant of Demetrio, from Latin Dēmētrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).

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