de meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

de

articlealso spelled dE

African-American Vernacular; Bermuda; African-American Vernacular; Bermuda

“He went to’ds de back, ma’am.” The negro opened the door and slid his legs, clad in army O.D. and a pair of linoleum putties, to the ground. “‘I’ll go git ’im.”’1964 [1929], William Faulkner, Sartoris (The Collected Works of William Faulkner), London: Chatto & Windus, page 22:
So I'll prolly say de biggest threat to Bermy is de new selfish mentality like, she ank helpin no one in de end.2013 April 12, “Exclusive: Meet Derpuntae - Bermuda's first meme”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2022:

intj

A meaningless unstressed syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

prep

Etymology Borrowed from French de (“of”).

Historical Used in the titles of French nobility; of.

Conwoman Jeanne de La Motte stole a 2,800-carat diamond necklace, The Slave's Collar, by convincing the Cardinal de Rohan that Queen Marie-Antoinette wanted it.2009 November 5, Alex von Tunzelmann, “The Affair of the Necklace: nothing to get hot under the collar over”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2023:
When Prosper Mérimée had next seen Mercedes after Spain, in March 1846, he told the Countess de Montijo that Mercedes "looked less well preserved [and] limped a little."2014, Alina García-Lapuerta, La Belle Créole: The Cuban Countess Who Captivated Havana, Madrid, and Paris, Chicago, I.L.: Chicago Review Press, →ISBN, page 236:

noun

Astronomy, Natural sciences dwarf elliptical galaxy

noun

/ˈdɛ/

Etymology Borrowed from Russian дэ (dɛ).

The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д.

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