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dees

dees

9.9
Letters D or small things shaped like the letter D
  • noun
  • /diːz/
translation icon : letra D
  • The teacher handed out plastic dees to help children learn the alphabet.

Examples

  • The dees are my favorite letters!

  • He collected several metal dees to use in his craft project.

  • The mechanic sorted the dees and other fasteners into separate bins.

  • Look at those dees!

  • The teacher handed out plastic dees to help children learn the alphabet.

  • He collected several metal dees to use in his craft project.

  • The mechanic sorted the small dees and other fasteners into separate bins.

Surface Forms

dees plural
dee singular

Morphology

dees = dee (transparent) = dee + s

The word is a regular plural of the letter-name dee, so the form and meaning are directly recoverable.

Etymology

Dees is the plural of the letter name dee, which is the spoken name for the letter 'D' and the sound that starts simple words like 'day' and 'dog', so dees are many D letters or things shaped like a capital D.