English Words Starting With D

• de lancey

  nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
  /dəˈlænsi/A proper noun, primarily a surname of French origin.
• de land

  nounHigh
  /dɪ ˈlænd/(Of an aircraft) to come down from the air and settle onto a surface, especially the ground or water.
• de lesseps

  nounLow
  /də ˈlesɛps/A surname, most famously borne by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French diplomat and engineer who developed the Suez Canal.
• de los angeles

  nounLow (as a combined unit; 'Los Angeles' alone is very high frequency).
  /də ˌlɒs ˈæn.dʒəl.iːz/ (common Anglicized) or /deɪ ˌlɒs ˈæn.he.les/ (pseudo-Spanish)A proper name, specifically the Spanish-derived surname and place name meaning 'of the angels', most famously associated with the city of Los Angeles, California.
• de mille

  nounLow
  /də ˈmɪl/A surname, most famously associated with the American film director and producer Cecil B. DeMille.
• de moivre

  nounVery Low
  /də ˈmwɑːvrə/A surname, specifically referring to Abraham de Moivre, a French mathematician known for his theorem connecting complex numbers and trigonometry.
• de moivre's theorem

  nounVery low
  /də ˈmwɑːvrəz ˈθɪərəm/A formula in complex numbers that connects complex numbers and trigonometry, stating that for any real number x and integer n, (cos x + i sin x)^n = cos(nx) + i sin(nx).
• de molina

  nounVery Low
  /də məʊˈliːnə/A Spanish surname, most famously borne by the playwright Tirso de Molina (1579–1648).
• de morgan

  nounVery Low (Specialist)
  /də ˈmɔːɡən/A surname most famously associated with Augustus De Morgan, a 19th-century British mathematician and logician. It refers primarily to him and the logical laws named after him.
• de morgan's laws

  nounplural-nounC1/C2
  /də ˈmɔːɡənz lɔːz/A pair of logical equivalences from propositional logic and set theory that describe how negation interacts with conjunction (AND) and disjunction (OR).
• de niro

  nounC2
  /də ˈnɪərəʊ/Referring to the American actor Robert De Niro; used to denote exceptional acting skill, intensity, or a specific persona.
• de palma

  nounVery Low
  /də ˈpɑːlmə/A proper noun primarily referring to the surname 'De Palma' (or 'de Palma'), most famously associated with American film director Brian De Palma.
• de pere

  nounVery Low (Place name, geographical reference)
  /də ˈpɪə/A proper noun referring to a specific city in Wisconsin, USA.
• de quincey

  nounLow
  /də ˈkwɪnsi/Referring to Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859), an English essayist and critic known for his autobiographical work 'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater' and his ornate, digressive prose style.
• de ridder

  nounC1
  /dɪˈraɪd/to laugh at or show contempt for someone or something; to ridicule or mock
• de sica

  nounC1+
  /də ˈsiːkə/A reference to Vittorio De Sica, the influential Italian film director and actor, a central figure in the Italian Neorealist movement.
• de soto

  nounC2
  /də ˈsəʊ.təʊ/A proper noun referring primarily to Hernando de Soto, a 16th-century Spanish explorer, or the North American automobile brand named after him.
• de stijl

  nounLow (Specialist/Art Historical)
  /də ˈstaɪl/A 20th-century Dutch art movement advocating pure abstraction, simplified form, and the use of primary colors.
• de valera

  nounLow
  /də vəˈleərə/The surname of Éamon de Valera (1882–1975), a prominent Irish political leader, revolutionary, and statesman who served multiple terms as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and President of Ireland.
• de valois

  nounC2
  /də ˈvælwɑː/A surname, most famously associated with Dame Ninette de Valois, the founder of The Royal Ballet.

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