d

d

d¹ or D [dē]

n.

pl. d's, D's

1. the fourth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek delta, a borrowing from the Phoenician

2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (d) of dog

3. a type or impression for d or D

4. the fourth in a sequence or group

5. an object shaped like D

adj.

1. of d or D

2. fourth in a sequence or group

3. shaped like D

d²

abbrev.

1. dam (in pedigrees)

2. date

3. daughter

4. day(s)

5. dead

6. deci-

7. degree

8. Physics density

9. departs

10. departure

11. diameter

12. died

13. Physics distance

14. division

15. dollar

16. dorsal

17. dose

18. dyne(s)

19. [L da] Pharmacy givegive

20. [L denarius, pl. denarii] penny; pence