see|Appendix:Variations of "d"

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Translingual
Image:Latin D.png|thumb|The letter D

Letter
|page=D
|NATO=Delta
|Morse=-··
|Character=D4
|Braille=â �

Etymology 1
Image:EtruscanD-01.svg|left|50px|Etruscan � (D), the source for Latin D
From Etruscan term|�|trD, from Greek term|scGrek|�|trD||Delta, from Phoenician term|scPhnx|�|trD||dalet.<br clear"left"/>

Letter
infl|mul|letter|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.

Etymology 2
A simplification of term|scunicode|� under the graphic influence of the letter D, from a standardization of term|scunicode|� superposed on a � or �, from the practice of circling each hundredth � (now Roman numeral V), the tally stick notch mark representing five.

Numeral
infl|mul|numeral|upper case Roman numeral||lower case|d

1. mathematics cardinal number five hundred (500).

Etymology 3
sense|chemistry|deuterium abbreviation of term|deuterium
sense|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}
sense|Germany abbreviation of German word term|Deutschland|lang=de||Germany

Symbol
infl|mul|symbol

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.

Category:Symbols
Category:Latin letters

English

Etymology 1
Image:Old Futhark d.png|left|30px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter � (d, �daeg�), replaced by D
OE. upper case letter term|D|langang from 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter term|D|langla of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter term|scunicode|�||trd|daeg.

Phoneme: IPA|/d/

Letter
infl|en|letter|upper case||lower case|d

1. Dee, the fourth letter of the Appendix:Roman script|English alphabet.

See also
Previous letter: C
Next letter: E

Etymology 2
Various abbreviations

abbreviation
D

1. Defense
2. (US politics) Democrat
3. Deny
4. Divorced
5. Down
6. Drive
7. Dutch language.

Proper noun
D

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

Etymology 3
From the position (4) of the letter D in the English alphabet.

Noun
en-noun

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

Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|/de/|lang=ro

Letter
D (capital, lowercase d)

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

Category:Romanian alphabet

an:D
de:D
el:D
fr:D
gl:D
ko:D
hr:D
ia:D
ie:D
he:D
ku:D
la:D
lt:D
ml:D
ms:D
ja:D
pl:D
pt:D
ro:D
qu:D
ru:D
simple:D
sk:D
sl:D
fi:D
sv:D
vi:D
chr:D
tr:D
zh:D

• 2007-12-11 00:38 - Rodasmith - amplify mul and en letter entries; "etymologies", images, organization

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