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DEL
Proper noun
Del
(British) A diminutive of the male given name Derek.
Proper noun
Del
Abbreviation of Delaware.
Noun
Del (plural Dels)
Abbreviation of Delete (“key of a computer keyboard that deletes text, files, etc.”).
Anagrams
• 'eld, DLE, EDL, LDE, LED, eld, led, μLED
Etymology 1
From delta, the symbol being an inverted delta
Noun
del (plural dels)
(analysis) The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.
(mathematics) the symbol ∂, in the context of a partial differential
Synonyms
• (The symbol ∇): atled, nabla
Etymology 2
See deal
Noun
del (plural dels)
(obsolete) a part, portion
Etymology 3
Shortening
Noun
del
Abbreviation of delegate.
Abbreviation of delegation.
Verb
del
Abbreviation of delete.
Etymology 4
Abbreviation of Latin delineavit
Verb
del
abbreviation of delineavit as seen on published artwork, identifying the original artist. Commonly seen in books and articles on topics in natural history
Anagrams
• 'eld, DLE, EDL, LDE, LED, eld, led, μLED
Source: Wiktionary
Del, n. Etym: [See Deal, n.]
Definition: Share; portion; part. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FIDDLE
(verb) commit fraud and steal from one’s employer; “We found out that she had been fiddling for years”
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