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noun

D n.

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 Phoenician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr. qygathr, Skr. duhitr.

(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.

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 original Tuscan numeral for 1000.

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"D" Quotes from Famous Books

... not,' said Albert's uncle, 'you never do. Oh, yes, I'll kiss you—but it's bed and it's two hundred lines to-morrow, and the line is—"Beware of Being Beavers and Burning Bridges. Dread Dams." It will be a capital exercise in capital B's and D's.' ...

— The Wouldbegoods • E. Nesbit

... Mrs. Roby had heard the wish expressed that something "once more might be bright," and when she got home told her husband that she was sure that Emily Lopez was going to marry Arthur Fletcher. "And why the d—— shouldn't she?" said Dick. "And that poor man destroying himself not much more than twelve months ago! I couldn't do it," said Mrs. Roby. "I don't mean to give you ...

— The Prime Minister • Anthony Trollope

... what you might get rid of one or two if you make haste. But they're ugly things to track a chap out by, you know. Why, I knew a young fellow, much your age and build, borrowed a whole sheaf of 'em and went up north, and made up his mind he'd have a high old time. He did slip through a fiver; but—would you believe it?—the next he tried on, they were down on him like shooting stars, and he's another two years to do on the mill before he can come another trip by the 1:30. They ...

— Boycotted - And Other Stories • Talbot Baines Reed

... for the benefit of those who desire a compact, connected view of the development of the English Constitution, such as may be conveniently used either for reference, for a general review of the subject, or for purposes of special study. —D.H.M. ...

— The Leading Facts of English History • D.H. Montgomery

... do, in a way. Maisie's awfully sweet. Besides, it wasn't that. You see, I was going out to France, and I thought I was bound to be killed. Nobody could go on having the luck I'd had. I wanted ...

— Anne Severn and the Fieldings • May Sinclair

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