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DDD

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

Initialism of die-deterioration doubling (“a common form of mint-made error on coins that results from degradation of the die used to strike the coin”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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Meaning 2

A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating a "full digital recording" (recorded, mixed and mastered in digital).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: sound engineering

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Meaning 3

Initialism of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (“insecticide related to DDT”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning 4

Initialism of domain-driven design (“methodology and set of priorities for object oriented programming”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: architecture, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

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Meaning 5

Initialism of direct distance dialing (“network-provided service that enables non-local telephone calls to be made without operator assistance”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

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Meaning 6

Initialism of defined daily dose: a statistical measure of drug consumption.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of degenerative disc disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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