1. | The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Phnician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th; | |
2. | (Mus.) The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F. | |
3. | As a numeral D stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even strictly a letter, but one half of the sign (or ) the original Tuscan numeral for 1000. |
Noun | 1. | D - a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets |
2. | D - the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five Synonyms: 500, five hundred | |
3. | D - the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet | |
Adj. | 1. | d - denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units Synonyms: 500, five hundred |
D.E NOVO. Anew. afresh. When a judgment upon an issue in part is reversed on error, for some mistake made by the court, in the course of the trial, a venire de novo is awarded in order that the case may again be submitted to the jury.
1. | D - "The Data Language." MS-DOS 4GL. | ||
2. | D - A Haskell-like language, with type classes. E-mail: |