D
pronunciation
How to pronounce D in British English:
UK [di:]
How to pronounce D in American English:
US [di]
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- Adjective:
- denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units
Word Origin
- D
- fourth letter of the Roman alphabet, from Greek delta, from Phoenician and Hebrew daleth, pausal form of deleth "door," so called from its shape. The sign for "500" in Roman numerals. 3-D for "three-dimensional" is attested from 1952.
Example
- 1. How much vitamin d does a healthy person need ?
- 2. Can vitamin d replace flu shots ?
- 3. Doctors are learning that vitamin d has many health benefits .
- 4. Teenagers are also at risk for vitamin d deficiency .
- 5. Most vitamin d is made when skin is exposed to sunlight .