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D1

Pronunciation: /diː/

(also d)
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Definition of D

noun (plural Ds or D's)

  • 1the fourth letter of the alphabet.
  • denoting the fourth in a set of items, categories, sizes, etc..
  • the fourth-highest category of academic mark.
  • (d) Chess denoting the fourth file from the left, as viewed from White’s side of the board.
  • denoting the second-lowest-earning socio-economic category for marketing purposes, including semi-skilled and unskilled personnel.
  • 2 (D) (also dee) a shape like that of a capital D: [in combination]:the D-shaped handle
  • a loop or ring in the shape of a capital D:a saddle with stainless steel dees
  • (D) a semicircle marked on a billiard table in the baulk area, with its diameter part of the baulk line, within which a player must place the cue ball when breaking off or restarting from hand.
  • 3 (usually D) Music the second note of the diatonic scale of C major.
  • a key based on a scale with D as its keynote.
  • 4the Roman numeral for 500.
    [understood as half of CIƆ, an earlier form of M (= 1,000)]

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