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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Letter 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Numeral 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Pronunciation 2.1.2 Letter 2.1.3 See also 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Abbreviation 2.2.2 Proper noun 2.3 Etymology 3 2.3.1 Noun 3 Hungarian 3.1 Abbreviation 3.2 See also 4 Romanian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Letter

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Etymology 1

From Etruscan 𐌃 (D), from Greek Δ (D), “‘Delta’”), from Phoenician 𐤃 (D), “‘dalet’”).

[edit] Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. A letter of the Latin (Roman) script; the fourth letter of many alphabets written in that script, including the English alphabet.

[edit] Etymology 2

A simplification of Ð under the graphic influence of the letter D, from a standardization of Ɔ superposed on a ⋌ or ⊢, from the practice of circling each hundredth ⋌ (now Roman numeral V), the tally stick notch mark representing five.

[edit] Numeral

D (upper case Roman numeral, lower case d)

1. (mathematics) cardinal number five hundred (500).

[edit] Etymology 3

• (chemistry, deuterium): abbreviation of deuterium
• (computing, hexadecimal 13): From its position as the thirteenth element of the series {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F}
• (Germany): abbreviation of German word Deutschland (“‘Germany’”)

[edit] Symbol

D

1. (chemistry, when deuterium needs to be considered separately from ordinary hydrogen) deuterium.
2. (computing) hexadecimal symbol for 13.
3. A standard size of dry cell battery larger than C.
4. Vehicle-distinguishing sign for Germany.
5. (biochemistry) IUPAC one-letter abbreviation for aspartic acid.
6. (mathematics) The differential operator in calculus and analysis.

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English upper case letter D from 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter D of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ (d), “‘daeg’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Letter name: IPA: /diː/, SAMPA: /di:/

  Rhymes: -iː

• Phoneme: IPA: /d/

[edit] Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. Dee, the fourth letter of the English alphabet.

[edit] See also

• Previous letter: C
• Next letter: E

[edit] Etymology 2

Various abbreviations

[edit] Abbreviation

D

1. Defense
2. (US politics) Democrat
3. Deny
4. Divorced
5. Down
6. Drive
7. American Library Association abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size (17.5-20 cm).
8. Dutch language.

[edit] Proper noun

D

1. (snooker) The semicircle on the baulk line, inside which the cue ball must be placed at a break-off

[edit] Etymology 3

From the position (4) of the letter D in the English alphabet.

[edit] Noun

D (plural Ds)

1. a grade awarded for a class, better than outright failure (which can be F or E depending on the institution) and worse than a C

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Abbreviation

D

1. S (south)

[edit] See also

• észak (É), dél, kelet (K), nyugat (Ny)

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /de/

[edit] Letter

D (capital, lowercase d)

1. The sixth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /d/. Preceded by C and followed by E.