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- [dee]
- /di/
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- [dee]
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Definitions of dee word
- noun dee a river in N Wales and NW England, rising in S Gwynedd and flowing east and north to the Irish Sea. Length: about 112 km (70 miles) 3
- noun dee a river in NE Scotland, rising in the Cairngorms and flowing east to the North Sea. Length: about 140 km (87 miles) 3
- noun dee a river in S Scotland, flowing south to the Solway Firth. Length: about 80 km (50 miles) 3
- noun dee John. 1527–1608, English mathematician, astrologer, and magician: best known for his preface (1570) to the first edition of Euclid in English 3
- noun dee river in NE Scotland, flowing east into the North Sea: 90 mi (145 km) 3
- noun dee river in N Wales and W England, flowing northeast into the Irish Sea: 70 mi (113 km) 3
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Origin of dee
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; so called from its shape, which resembles the letter D
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Parts of speech for Dee
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dee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dee usage trend in Literature
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