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Diving (?), a. That dives or is used or diving.
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Coloq. Diving beetle (Zoöl.), any beetle of the family Dytiscidæ, which habitually lives under water; -- called also water tiger. -- Coloq. Diving bell , a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under water, respiration being sustained by the compressed air at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from above. -- Coloq. Diving dress . See Submarine armor, under . -- Coloq. Diving stone , a kind of jasper.
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Divinify (?), v. t. [L. divinus divine + -fy.] To render divine; to deify. [Obs.] “Blessed and divinified soul.” Parth. Sacra (1633).
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Divining (?), a. That divines; for divining.
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Coloq. Divining rod , a rod, commonly of witch hazel, with forked branches, used by those who claim to be able to discover water or metals under ground by sensing them through such a rod.
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Diviningly, adv. In a divining manner.
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Divinistre (?), n. A diviner. [Obs.] “ I am no divinistre.” Chaucer.
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Divinity (?), n.; pl. Divinities (#). [F. divinité, L. divinitas. See , a.] 1. The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead.
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When he attributes divinity to other things than God, it is only a divinity by way of participation. Bp. Stillingfleet.
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2. The Deity; the Supreme Being; God.
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This the divinity that within us. Addison.
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3. A pretended deity of pagans; a false god.
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Beastly divinities, and droves of gods. Prior.
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4. A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but superior to man.
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God . . . employing these subservient divinities. Cheyne.
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5. Something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or virtue; something which inspires awe.
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They say there is divinity in odd numbers. Shak.
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There's such divinity doth hedge a king. Shak.
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6. The science of divine things; the science which treats of God, his laws and moral government, and the way of salvation; theology.
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Divinity is essentially the first of the professions. Coleridge.
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Coloq. Case divinity , casuistry.
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Divinity calf (?). (Bookbinding) Calf stained dark brown and worked without gilding, often used for theological books.
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Divinization (?), n. A making divine. M. Arnold.
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Divinize (?), v. t. To invest with a divine character; to deify. [R.] M. Arnold.
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Man had divinized all those objects of awe. Milman.
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Divisibility (?), n. [Cf. F. divisibilité.] The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by which their parts are capable of separation.
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Divisibility . . . is a primary attribute of matter. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Divisible (?), a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible. See .] Capable of being divided or separated.
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Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Coloq. Divisible contract (Law), a contract containing agreements one of which can be separated from the other. -- Coloq. Divisible offense (Law), an offense containing a lesser offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can be a conviction.

-- Divisibleness, n. -- Divisibly, adv.
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Divisible, n. A divisible substance. Glanvill.
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Division (?), n. [F. division, L. divisio, from dividere. See .] 1. The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.
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I was overlooked in the division of the spoil. Gibbon.
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2. That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.
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3. The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section.
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Communities and divisions of men. Addison.
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4. Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.
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There was a division among the people. John vii. 43.
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5. Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast. Chaucer.
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I will put a division between my people and thy people. Ex. viii. 23.
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6. Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.
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The motion passed without a division. Macaulay.
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7. (Math.) The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed.
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8. (Logic) The separation of a genus into its constituent species.
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9. (Mil.) (a) Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer. (b) Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion. (c) One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs.
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10. (Naut.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.
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11. (Mus.) A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable.
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12. (Rhet.) The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.
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13. (Biol.) A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom.
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Coloq. Cell division (Biol.), a method of cell increase, in which new cells are formed by the division of the parent cell. In this process, the cell nucleus undergoes peculiar differentiations and changes, as shown in the figure (see also ). At the same time the protoplasm of the cell becomes gradually constricted by a furrow transverse to the long axis of the nuclear spindle, followed, on the completion of the division of the nucleus, by a separation of the cell contents into two masses, called the daughter cells. -- Coloq. Long division (Math.), the process of division when the operations are mostly written down. -- Coloq. Short division (Math.), the process of division when the operations are mentally performed and only the results written down; -- used principally when the divisor is not greater than ten or twelve.

Syn. -- compartment; section; share; allotment; distribution; separation; partition; disjunction; disconnection; difference; variance; discord; disunion.
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Divisional (?), a. That divides; pertaining to, making, or noting, a division; as, a divisional line; a divisional general; a divisional surgeon of police.
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Coloq. Divisional planes (Geol.), planes of separation between rock masses. They include joints.
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Divisionally, adv. So as to be divisional.
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Divisionary (?), a. Divisional.
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Divisionor (?), n. One who divides or makes division. [Obs.] Sheldon.
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Divisive (?), a. [Cf. F. divisif.] 1. Indicating division or distribution. Mede.
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2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference.
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It [culture] is after all a dainty and divisive quality, and can not reach to the depths of humanity. J. C. Shairp.

-- Divisively, adv. -- Divisiveness, n. Carlyle.
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Divisor (?), n. [L., fr. dividere. See .] (Math.) The number by which the dividend is divided.
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Coloq. Common divisor . (Math.) See under , a.
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Divorce (?), n. [F. divorce, L. divortium, fr. divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate. See .] 1. (Law) (a) A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. “from the bond of matrimony.” (b) The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (or a mensa et thoro), “from bed and board”.
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2. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.
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3. Separation; disunion of things closely united.
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To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shak.
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4. That which separates. [Obs.] Shak.
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Coloq. Bill of divorce . See under .
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Divorce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divorced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Divorcing.] [Cf. F. divorcer. See , n.] 1. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.
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2. To separate or disunite; to sunder.
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It [a word] was divorced from its old sense. Earle.
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3. To make away; to put away.
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Nothing but death
Shall e'er divorce my dignities. Shak.
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Divorceable (?), a. Capable of being divorced.
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divorced adj. having a marriage legally terminated and having not remarried.
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Divorcee (?), n. A person divorced.
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Divorceless (?), a. Incapable of being divorced or separated; free from divorce.
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Divorcement (?), n. Dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce; separation.
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Let him write her a divorcement. Deut. xxiv. 1.
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The divorcement of our written from our spoken language. R. Morris.
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Divorcer, n. The person or cause that produces or effects a divorce. Drummond.
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Divorcible (?), a. Divorceable. Milton.
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Divorcive (?), a. Having power to divorce; tending to divorce. “This divorcive law.” Milton.
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Divot (?), n. 1. A thin, oblong turf used for covering cottages, and also for fuel. [Scot.] Simmonds.
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2. (Golf) a small piece of turf gouged out of the ground by the head of a golf club when making a stroke; as, all divots should be replaced.
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Divulgate (?), a. [L. divulgatus, p. p. of divulgare. See .] Published. [Obs.] Bale.
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Divulgate (?), v. t. To divulge. [Obs.] Foxe.
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Divulgater (?), n. A divulger. [R.]
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Divulgation (?), n. [L. divulgatio: cf. F. divulgation.] The act of divulging or publishing. [R.]
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Secrecy hath no use than divulgation. Bp. Hall.
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Divulge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divulged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Divulging.] [F. divulguer, L. divulgare; di- = dis- + vulgare to spread among the people, from vulgus the common people. See .] 1. To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- said of that which had been confided as a secret, or had been before unknown; as, to divulge a secret.
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Divulge not such a love as mine. Cowper.
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2. To indicate publicly; to proclaim. [R.]
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God . . . marks
The just man, and divulges him through heaven. Milton.
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3. To impart; to communicate.
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Which would not be
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To them [animals] made common and divulged. Milton.

Syn. -- To publish; disclose; discover; uncover; reveal; communicate; impart; tell.
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Divulge, v. i. To become publicly known. [R.] “To keep it from divulging.” Shak.
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Divulsive (?), a. Tending to pull asunder, tear, or rend; distracting.
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divvy (dĭvv�), n. [shortened from dividend.] a dividend, especially one paid by a cooperative society. [British]
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divvy (dĭvv�), v. t. & i. [shortened from divide.] divide up among a group; distribute; -- often followed by up; as, divvy up the proceeds; divvy up the loot. [Colloq.]
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Dixie (dĭks�), prop. n. 1. A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War. [U.S.]
Syn. -- Dixieland, Dixie Land, the Confederacy, Confederate States of America, the South.
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2. a song popular in the Confederate states during the American Civil War, and still played as a nostalgic anthem by those patriotic to the American south. It was written by Daniel D. Emmett in 1859.
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Coloq. whistle Dixie to talk unrealistically; to engage in unrealistic or overoptimistic fantasies; as, that ain't just whistlin' Dixie.
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Dixiecrats n. a former political party in the US; formed in 1948 by Southern Democrats opposed to the candidacy of Harry S. Truman.
Syn. -- States' Rights Democratic Party.
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Dixieland n. the 11 southern states that seceded from the U. S. in 1861.
Syn. -- Confederacy, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie.
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Dizen (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dizened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dizening.] [Perh. orig., to dress in a foolish manner, and allied to dizzy: but cf. also OE. dysyn (Palsgrave) to put tow or flax on a distaff, i. e., to dress it. Cf. .] 1. To dress; to attire. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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2. To dress gaudily; to overdress; to bedizen; to deck out.
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Like a tragedy queen, he has dizened her out. Goldsmith.
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To-morrow when the masks shall fall
That dizen Nature's carnival. Emerson.
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Dizz (dĭz), v. t. [See .] To make dizzy; to astonish; to puzzle. [Obs.] Gayton.
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Dizzard (dĭzzẽrd), n. [See , and cf. .] A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also dizard, and disard.] -- Dizzardly, adv. [Obs.]
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Dizzily (dĭzzĭl�), adv. In a dizzy manner or state.
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Dizziness, n. [AS. dysigness folly. See .] Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
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Dizzy (dĭzz�), a. [Compar. Dizzier (dĭzzĭẽr); superl. Dizziest.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. düsig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. dösig drowsy, slepy, döse to make dull, drowsy, dös dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dwǣs foolish, G. thor fool. √71. Cf. , .] 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.
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Alas! his brain was dizzy. Drayton.
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2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo.
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To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. Macaulay.
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3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless. “The dizzy multitude.” Milton.
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Dizzy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dizzied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dizzying.] To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse.
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If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. Sir W. Scott.

DJ (dējā) n. same as . [acronym, capitalized]
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Djereed (?) or Djerrid (�), n. [F. djerid, fr. Ar. See .] (a) A blunt javelin used in military games in Moslem countries. (b) A game played with it. [Written also jereed, jerrid, etc.]
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DJIA (dējāīā), n. (Finance) The . [acronym]
Syn. -- DJI, DJIA, Dow, Dow Jones, Dow-Jones Average. [PJC]

Djiboutian adj. Of or relating to Djibouti or its people or culture; as, Djiboutian landscape; Djiboutian merchants.
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Djiboutian n. A native or inhabitant of Djibouti.
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djinnee djinni, djinny (jĭnnē), n.; pl. djinn (jĭn) or djinns (jĭnz). A spirit believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals. Same as and . See , .
Syn. -- genie, jinn, jinni, jinnee, djinn, djinni.
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dkg n. ten grams. [abbr.]
Syn. -- dekagram, decagram, dag.
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D-layer n. the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves.
Syn. -- D region.
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DNA (dēĕnā) n. (Biochemistry, Genetics) abbreviation for ; -- more commonly used than the full name. See also . [acronym]
Syn. -- deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribosenucleic acid.
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DNA polymerase (dēĕnā pŏlĭmẽrās) n. (Biochemistry, Genetics) an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of DNA from deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates. Cells contain several types of DNA polymerase, some of which are required for replication of DNA, and are indispensable for multipliation and division of cells.
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DNase (dēĕnās), DNAase (dēĕnāās) n. (Biochem.) any of numerous enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of DNA into oligonucleotides or mononucleotides.
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do. (�), n. An abbreviation of .
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Do (dō), n. (Mus.) A syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic scale for the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio. It is the first of the seven syllables used by the Italians as manes of musical tones, and replaced, for the sake of euphony, the syllable Ut, applied to the note C. In England and America the same syllables are used by many as a scale pattern, while the tones in respect to absolute pitch are named from the first seven letters of the alphabet.
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do (d�), v. t. or auxiliary. [imp. did (dĭd); p. p. done (dŭn); p. pr. & vb. n. Doing (d�ĭng). This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus: I do, thou doest (d�ĕst) or dost (dŭst), he does (dŭz), doeth (d�ĕth), or doth (dŭth); when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. As an independent verb, dost is obsolete or rare, except in poetry. “What dost thou in this world?” Milton. The form doeth is a verb unlimited, doth, formerly so used, now being the auxiliary form. The second pers, sing., imperfect tense, is didst (dĭdst), formerly didest (dĭdĕst).] [AS. dōn; akin to D. doen, OS. duan, OHG. tuon, G. thun, Lith. deti, OSlav. dēti, OIr. dénim I do, Gr. tiqenai to put, Skr. dhā, and to E. suffix -dom, and prob. to L. facere to do, E. fact, and perh. to L. -dere in some compounds, as addere to add, credere to trust. √65. Cf. , , , , , .] 1. To place; to put. [Obs.] Tale of a Usurer (about 1330).
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2. To cause; to make; -- with an infinitive. [Obs.]
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My lord Abbot of Westminster did do shewe to me late certain evidences. W. Caxton.
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I shall . . . your cloister do make. Piers Plowman.
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A fatal plague which many did to die. Spenser.
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We do you to wit [i. e., We make you to know] of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia. 2 Cor. viii. 1.

☞ We have lost the idiom shown by the citations (do used like the French faire or laisser), in which the verb in the infinitive apparently, but not really, has a passive signification, i. e., cause . . . to be made.
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3. To bring about; to produce, as an effect or result; to effect; to achieve.
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The neglecting it may do much danger. Shak.
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He waved indifferently 'twixt doing them neither good not harm. Shak.
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4. To perform, as an action; to execute; to transact to carry out in action; as, to do a good or a bad act; do our duty; to do what I can.
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Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work. Ex. xx. 9.
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We did not do these things. Ld. Lytton.
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You can not do wrong without suffering wrong. Emerson.

Hence: To do homage, honor, favor, justice, etc., to render homage, honor, etc.
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5. To bring to an end by action; to perform completely; to finish; to accomplish; -- a sense conveyed by the construction, which is that of the past participle done. “Ere summer half be done.” “I have done weeping.” Shak.
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