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DD

Definition: DD

DD

Noun

1. A doctor's degree in religion.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "DD" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1630. (references)



Specialty Definitions: DD

DomainDefinitions

Computing

Dd /dee-dee/ vt. [Unix: from IBM JCL] Equivalent to cat or BLT. Originally the name of a Unix copy command with special options suitable for block-oriented devices; it was often used in heavy-handed system maintenance, as in "Let's `dd' the root partition onto a tape, then use the boot PROM to load it back on to a new disk". The Unix `dd(1)' was designed with a weird, distinctly non-Unixy keyword option syntax reminiscent of IBM System/360 JCL (which had an elaborate DD `Dataset Definition' specification for I/O devices); though the command filled a need, the interface design was clearly a prank. The jargon usage is now very rare outside Unix sites and now nearly obsolete even there, as `dd(1)' has been deprecated for a long time (though it has no exact replacement). The term has been displaced by BLT or simple English `copy'. Source: Jargon File.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: DD

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

DD or dd may stand for:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "DD."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: DD

 

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.

EntrySourceExpressionField

DD

EnglishDue dateN/A

DD

FrenchDilute and disperseNuclear Energy & Physics, Environment

DD

GermanDatei-DefinitionComputing

DD

PortugueseDotações diferenciadasEuropean Union, Finance
BLR DDEnglishThe British Library-Research and Development DepartmentN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: DD

Synonym: Doctor of Divinity (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: DD

Specialty definitions using "DD": absorbed dose rateblitday degree. (references)

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Modern Usage: DD

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Emergency Ward DD (1997)

One Million Years DD (1992)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: DD

DomainTitle

Books

  • Dd (Alphabet Set I) (reference)

  • Fletcher Destroyer Bluejacket: Voyages of the Uss McGowan Dd 678 1951-54 (reference)

  • Market Guide / ProVestor Plus Company Report for E.I. DuPont de Nemours - DD [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Morningstar Stock Research Report DD : [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Shipmates : A Personal Journal Aboard a World War II Destroyer (U.S.S. Rown DD 405)-2nd edition (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: DD

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Dialogue on Diarrhoea : Facts about DD.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: DD

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Lengerich EJ, Addiss DG, Juranek DD. Severe giardiasis in the United States. (references)

Herwaldt BL, Juranek DD. Laboratory-acquired malaria, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and toxoplasmosis. (references)

Addiss DG, Juranek DD, Spencer HC. Treatment of children with asymptomatic and nondiarrheal Giardia infection. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: DD

"DD" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 81.74% of the time. "DD" is used about 115 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)81.74%9433,845
Noun (singular)10.43%12101,599
Noun (common)6.09%7133,076
Lexical Verb (infinitive)0.87%1339,140
Lexical Verb (base form)0.87%1339,140
                    Total100.00%115N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: DD

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "DD": Dd-duck, dd-mmm-yyyy, dd-unemployment.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DD

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

dd

958

dd 214

220

dd cup

131

dd form

118

dd girl

95

dd tit

78

dd 214 form

76

dd dice

53

1351 2 dd

52

dd breast

52
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: DD

Language Translations for "DD"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

DD-MM-ÅÅ format (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format), europæisk datoformat (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Europese weergavevorm van de datum (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

PP-KK-VV-muoto (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format), eurooppalainen päiväysmuoto (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format). (various references)

   

French

  

format JOUR,MOIS,ANNEE (DD-MM-YY format), format de date européen (DD-MM-YY format), adresse de livraison des annuaires (DD address). (various references)

   

German

  

europäisches Datumsformat (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ευρωπαϊκή μορφή απεικόνισης ημερομηνίας (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format). (various references)

   

Italian

  

formato GG-MM-AA (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format), formato di data europeo (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

dday.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

formato Europeu da data (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format), formato dia-mês-ano (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

formato de fecha europeo (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

DD-MM-ÅÅ-format (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format), europeiskt datumformat (DAY, DD-MM-YY format, European-date format, MONTH, YEAR format). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: DD

Derivations

Words ending with "DD": add, misadd, odd, outadd, readd, redd, rudd, sudd, superadd. (additional references)

Words containing "DD": addable, addax, addaxes, added, addedly, addend, addenda, addends, addendum, adder, adders, addible, addict, addicted, addicting, addiction, addictions, addictive, addicts, adding, addition, additional, additionally, additions, additive, additively, additives, additivities, additivity, additory, addle, addled, addlepated, addles, addling, address, addressabilities, addressability, addressable, addressed, addressee, addressees, addresser, addressers, addresses, addressing, addrest, adds, adduce, adduced, adducent, adducer, adducers, adduces, adducing, adduct, adducted, adducting, adduction, adductions, adductive, adductor, adductors, adducts, astraddle, backslidden, badder, baddest, baddie, baddies, baddy, beddable, bedded, bedder, bedders, bedding, beddings, bedridden, befuddle, befuddled, befuddlement, befuddlements, befuddles, befuddling, begladded, begladding, bemadden, bemaddened, bemaddening, bemaddens, bemuddle, bemuddled, bemuddles, bemuddling, bestridden, bestudded, bestudding, biddabilities, biddability, biddable, biddably, bidden, bidder, bidders, biddies, bidding, biddings, biddy, bladder, bladderlike, bladdernut, bladdernuts, bladders, bladderwort, bladderworts, bladdery, bobsledded, bobsledder, bobsledders, bobsledding, bobsleddings, boddhisattva, boddhisattvas, bradded, bradding, budded, budder, budders, buddied, buddies, budding, buddings, buddle, buddleia, buddleias, buddles, buddy, buddying, caddice, caddices, caddie, caddied, caddies, caddis, caddises, caddish, caddishly, caddishness, caddishnesses, caddisworm, caddisworms, caddy, caddying, cheddar, cheddars, cheddite, cheddites, chidden, chuddah, chuddahs, chuddar, chuddars, chudder, chudders, cladding, claddings, cloddier, cloddiest, cloddish, cloddishness, cloddishnesses, cloddy, codded, codder, codders, codding, coddle, coddled, coddler, coddlers, coddles, coddling, counterbidden, counterbidding, crudded, cruddier, cruddiest, crudding, cruddy, cuddie, cuddies, cuddle, cuddled, cuddler, cuddlers, cuddles, cuddlesome, cuddlier, cuddliest, cuddling, cuddly, cuddy, cycloaddition, cycloadditions, daddies, daddle, daddled, daddles, daddling, daddy, demigoddess, demigoddesses, diddle, diddled, diddler, diddlers, diddles, diddley, diddleys, diddlies, diddling, diddly, diddlysquat, disbudded, disbudding, dodder, doddered, dodderer, dodderers, doddering, dodders, doddery, dogsledded, dogsledder, dogsledders, dogsledding, downtrodden, duddie, duddy, eddied, eddies, eddo, eddoes, eddy, eddying, eisteddfod, eisteddfodau, eisteddfodic, eisteddfods, embedded, embedding, embeddings, faddier, faddiest, faddish, faddishness, faddishnesses, faddism, faddisms, faddist, faddists, faddy, featherbedded, featherbedding, featherbeddings, fiddle, fiddleback, fiddlebacks, fiddled, fiddlehead, fiddleheads, fiddler, fiddlers, fiddles, fiddlestick, fiddlesticks, fiddling, fiddly, fodder, foddered, foddering, fodders, forbiddance, forbiddances, forbidden, forbidder, forbidders, forbidding, forbiddingly, forecaddie, forecaddies, fuddle, fuddled, fuddles, fuddling, gadded, gadder, gadders, gaddi, gadding, gaddis, gallbladder, gallbladders, giddap, giddied, giddier, giddies, giddiest, giddily, giddiness, giddinesses, giddy, giddyap, giddying, giddyup, gladded, gladden, gladdened, gladdening, gladdens, gladder, gladdest, gladding, goddam, goddammed, goddamming, goddamn, goddamned, goddamning, goddamns, goddams, goddaughter, goddaughters, godded, goddess, goddesses, godding, grandaddies, grandaddy, granddad, granddaddies, granddaddy, granddads, granddam, granddams, granddaughter, granddaughters, gridder, gridders, griddle, griddlecake, griddlecakes, griddled, griddles, griddling, haddest, haddock, haddocks, hagridden, headdress, headdresses, heddle, heddles, hidden, hiddenite, hiddenites, hiddenly, hiddenness, hiddennesses, hodaddies, hodaddy, hodden, hoddens, hoddin, hoddins, huddle, huddled, huddler, huddlers, huddles, huddling, imbedded, imbedding, interbedded, interbedding, intermeddle, intermeddled, intermeddler, intermeddlers, intermeddles, intermeddling, joyridden, judder, juddered, juddering, judders, kaddish, kaddishes, kaddishim, keddah, keddahs. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: DD

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

 Words containing the letters "d-d"
 

+1 letter: add, dad, did, dud, odd.

 

+2 letters: adds, dada, dado, dads, dead, deed, dido, didy, died, dodo, duad, dude, duds, dyad, dyed, eddo, eddy, odds, redd, rudd, sudd.

 

+3 letters: addax, added, adder, addle, aided, audad, baddy, biddy, bided, boded, buddy, caddy, ceded, coded, cuddy, dadas, daddy, dados, dandy, dared, dated, dawed, dazed, deads, dedal, deeds, deedy, deked, deled, dewed, diced, didie, didos, didst, diked, dildo, dined, diode, dived, dodge, dodgy, dodos, doled, domed, doped, dosed, doted, dowdy, dowed, dozed, dread, dreed, dried, droid, druid, dryad, duads, duddy, duded, dudes, duked, duped, dured, dyads, dyked, edged, ended, faddy, faded, gaddi, gadid, giddy, haded, hided, hodad, idled, iodid, jaded, kiddo, kiddy, laded, middy, muddy, nided, noddy, odder, oddly, paddy, readd, redds, reded, redid, rudds, ruddy, sided, soddy, sudds, teddy, tided, toddy, udder, undid, waddy, waded, widdy.

 

+4 letters: abided, aboded, addend, adders, addict, adding, addled, addles, adduce, adduct, adored, alidad, aoudad, audads, badder, baddie, badged, balded, banded, barded, beaded, bedded, bedder, bedrid, bended, bidden, bidder, birded, bladed, bodied, bonded, budded, budder, buddle, budged, caddie, caddis, cadged, candid, carded, caudad, chided, cloddy, codded, codder, coddle, corded, cruddy, cuddie, cuddle, cuddly, curded, dabbed, daddle, dadoed, dadoes, daedal, daffed, daledh, dammed, damned, damped, danced, dander, dandle, danged, dapped, darked, darned, darted, dashed, daubed, dauted, dawdle, dawned, dawted, daybed, deaden, deader, deadly, deaned, deaved, decade, decide, decked, decode, dedans, deduce, deduct, deeded, deemed, defend, defied, defund, deiced, delead, delude, delved, demand, demode, demoed, denied, denned, dented, denude, deodar, depend, deride, desand, desmid, deuced, devoid, diacid, diadem, dialed, dibbed, dicked, didact, diddle, diddly, didies, didoes, dieted, digged, dikdik, dildoe, dildos, dilled, dimmed, dindle, dinged, dinked, dinned, dinted, diodes, dioxid, dipody, dipped, dirdum, dirked, dirled, dirndl, disbud, disced, dished, disked, dissed, divide, doated, docked, dodder, dodged, dodgem, dodger, dodges, dodoes, doffed, dogdom, dogged, doiled, doited, dolled, donned, doodad, doodle, doomed, dorado, dorsad, dossed, dotard, dotted, doused, downed, dowsed, draped, drayed, dreads, dredge, dreidl, droids, droned, droved, drownd, drudge, druids, dryads, dubbed, ducked, ducted, duddie, dudeen, duding, dudish, dueled, duende, dulled, dumbed, dumdum, dumped, dunged, dunked, dunned, dunted, dupped, durned, dusked, dusted, dwined, dyadic, dynode, eddied, eddies, eddoes, edited, educed, elided, eluded, endued, eroded, evaded, exuded, fadged, farded, fended, feuded, fiddle, fiddly, fidged, fodder, folded, fonded, forded, fordid, fuddle, fudged, funded, gadded, gadder, gaddis, gadids, gadoid, gelded, giddap, gilded, girded, glided, goaded, goddam, godded, graded, grided, guided, handed, headed, heddle, hedged, heeded, herded, hidden, hodads, hodden, hoddin, hooded, horded, huddle, hydrid, indeed, indued, iodide, iodids, ixodid, judder, judged, keddah, kedged, kidded, kidder, kiddie, kiddos, kidvid, ladder, laddie, ladled, landed, larded, lauded, leaded, lidded, loaded, lodged, lorded, madded, madden, madder, meddle, mediad, melded, mended, midday, midden, middle, minded, misadd, misdid, molded, mudded, mudder, muddle, muddly, needed, nodded, nodder, noddle, nudged, oddest, oddish, oddity, odored, ogdoad, outadd, outdid, padded, padder, paddle, peddle, pended, piddle, piddly, podded, ponded, prided, puddle, puddly, radded, raddle, raided, readds, redbud, redded, redden, redder, reddle, redyed, reeded, rended, ridded, ridden, ridder, riddle, ridged, rinded, rodded, rudder, ruddle, sadden, sadder, saddhu, saddle, sanded, seeded, sended, shaded, shoddy, siddur, sidled, skiddy, sodded, sodden, sordid, spaded, sudden, sudsed, sueded, tedded, tedder, tended, tiddly, tidied, toddle, traded, udders, undead, undyed, vended, voided, wadded, wadder, waddie, waddle, waddly, warded, wedded, wedder, wedged, weeded, welded, wended, widder, widdie, widdle, winded, woaded, wooded, worded, yarded, yodled, zaddik.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: DD


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-..    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0044

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3838

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Abbreviations
13. Acronyms
14. Derivations
15. Anagrams
16. Orthography
17. Bibliography


  

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