noun, abbreviation, symbol
noun (also d) [C,U] (plural D's, d's )
1 the fourth letter of the English alphabet:
'Dog' begins with (a) D / 'D'.
2 (D) (music) the second note in the scale of C MAJOR
3 (D) the fourth highest mark/grade that a student can get for a piece of work, showing that it is not very good:
He got (a) D / 'D' in / for Geography.
seealsoD-DAY
abbreviation (also D. especially in AmE) (in politics in the US) DEMOCRAT; DEMOCRATIC
symbol the number 500 in ROMANNUMERALS
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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