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English word origin

Etymology of d

From the Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
num

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

character

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
adv

Abbreviation of down. · Abbreviation of already, used in text messages to form the perfect tenses.

adj

Abbreviation of dimensional. · Abbreviation of declared.

symbol

A British penny; an old penny (the modern decimal penny being abbreviated p). · Die or dice. · A penny, a measure of the size of nails.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviations. * (British penny; old penny): abbreviation of Latin denarii, the name of the corresponding Roman coin. * (dice): abbreviation of dice d # Abbreviation of died or death. #: William Shakespeare, d 1616

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