ENGLISH DICTIONARY

D

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /diː/

Quick meaning: D meaning The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

Meaning

The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

More Meanings

  1. The fourth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
  2. Abbreviation of dimensional.
  3. (cricket) Abbreviation of declared.
  4. (crosswording) Abbreviation of down.
  5. (Malaysia, informal) Abbreviation of already, used in text messages to form the perfect tenses.
  6. (until February 1971) A British penny; an old penny (the modern decimal penny being abbreviated p).
  7. (dice games) Die or dice.

Example Sentences

Do you have the answer for 23d?
£sd — “pounds, shillings and pence”
d20 — a specialized die with twenty sides
2d6 — the sum of the roll of two six-sided dice

Synonyms for d

Depending on context, synonyms include dec, cardinal, ergocalciferol.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include milliner, kiddy, echt, pardi, sad, sorrowful.

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