de
IPA: dˈi
noun
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д.
- A surname from India of Bengali origin.
- (astronomy) dwarf elliptical galaxy
- Abbreviation of Delaware, a state of the United States of America. [A river in the northeastern United States, running from the Catskills into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.]
- (computing) Initialism of desktop environment. [(computing) A complete graphical user interface solution to operate a computer.]
- Initialism of diatomaceous earth. [A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.]
- (US, navy) Initialism of destroyer escort, a type of warship of the destroyer subtype, also called a frigate. [(US, military, nautical, historical) A type of warship, lighter in armor and armament, and slower than a destroyer, originally used for convoy escort during World War II; now considered a frigate.]
- Initialism of differential equation. [(calculus) an equation involving the derivatives of a function]
- Initialism of delayed ejaculation. [The occurrence of a male orgasm very late during sexual intercourse.]
verb
- (Northumbria) Alternative form of dee (“to do”). [(Northumbria) To do.]
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Examples of "de" in Sentences
- He was an aide de camp.
- In Spanish, it is called vino de Jerez.
- The Corps was noted for its esprit de corps.
- Nearby is the citadel of Godfrey de Bouillon.
- The question originally arouse in the de Wikipedia.
- This was the octogenarian Marshal Pedro de Garibay.
- It is also on the itinerary of the Patrouille des Glaciers.
- In loneliness, the monster seeks to befriend the De Laceys.
- For years it was the castle farmstead of the de Merode Castle.
- The actual house, in De Morgan's interpretation, was a sepulcher.
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