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“D” or “Dee”

d / dee are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

d d·IY

  • nounthe 4th letter of the Roman alphabet.

dee d·IY

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“d”

  • This plane is selected by moving the stick away
  • Chuck D, political activist and member of
  • If the paddle-shift activated manual override of one
  • The paddle shifters have two distinct advantages:
  • S is highlighted in the instrument display, and
  • When the floor-mounted gear selector lever is in
  • R. Kassner, S. Seemayer, E. Vicedo, C. Schaefer, D. Achten, F.
  • D. Bhattacharya, J. Cheng.
  • M. Zhu, X. Deng, T. Joshi, D. Xu, G.
  • Manjari, R. Joshi, M. Chitale, D. Kihara, A.M. Lisewski, S. Erdin,

“dee”

  • Dee watches as Anders remarks that
  • Johnny Dee
  • Apollo says he will tell Dee about the new situation and
  • the banks of the River Dee and marks the eastern boundary
  • his confrontation with Starbuck to Dee and immediately kisses her.
  • Daisy Torme as Dee Dee
  • River Dee and Bala Lake/ Afon Dyfrdwy
  • guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima, jazz musicians Dee Dee Bridgewater, Thad Jones, George
  • gossip pages, written by Johnny Dee, which also featured comedy articles
  • M. Dee Stewart, ed., Philip Farkas: The

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