Standard Lemma guide
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name
Initialism of Department of Environmental protection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Clipping of department.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
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noun
Clipping of deposit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
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noun
Clipping of departure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
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noun
A deposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
A deputy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
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noun
A dépanneur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, Quebec, countable, informal, uncountable
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noun
A dependency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of delayed entry program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Initialism of data execution prevention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
To deputize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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verb
depart or departs
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verb
deposed
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History
Clipping of department, originally slang from Imperial College, first attested c. 1930.
*Abbreviation of several English terms that begin with "dep" *Clipping of several English terms that begin with "dep"
Across languages
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