˜yĐÄvlog

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de

1

[ duh; French duh; Spanish de; Portuguese di ]

preposition

  1. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin):

    Comte de Rochambeau; Don Ricardo de AragĂłn.



DE

2

abbreviation for

  1. Delaware (approved especially for use with zip code).

de'

3

[ duh; Italian de ]

preposition

  1. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ):

    de' Medici.

de-

4
  1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify ), negation ( demerit; derange ), descent ( degrade; deduce ), reversal ( detract ), intensity ( decompound ). Compare di- 2, dis- 1.

D.E.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Doctor of Engineering.
  2. driver education.

DE

1

abbreviation for

  1. (formerly in Britain) Department of Employment
  2. Delaware
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de-

2

prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives

  1. removal of or from something specified

    dethrone

    deforest

  2. reversal of something

    decode

    decompose

    desegregate

  3. departure from

    decamp

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de

3

/ »ćə /

(no translation)

  1. of; from: occurring as part of some personal names and originally indicating place of origin

    de la Mare

    Simon de Montfort

    D'Arcy

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de

4

the internet domain name for

  1. Germany
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of de1

From French, Portuguese, Spanish, from Latin »ćƧ

Origin of de2

Middle English < Latin »ćƧ-, prefixal use of »ćƧ (preposition) from, away from, of, out of; in some words, < French < Latin »ćƧ- or dis- dis- 1
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of de1

from Latin, from »ćƧ (prep) from, away from, out of, etc. In compound words of Latin origin, de- also means away, away from ( decease ); down ( degrade ); reversal ( detect ); removal ( defoliate ); and is used intensively ( devote ) and pejoratively ( detest )

Origin of de2

from Latin »ćƧ; see de-
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Example Sentences

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