Dd Definition & Meaning

American

British

Etymology

Examples

dd 1 American

abbreviation

1. degree-day.

2. delayed delivery.

3. delivered.

4. demand draft.

5. double-deck.

6. Shipbuilding. dry dock. dry-dock.

DD 2 American

abbreviation

1. Biology, Ecology. data deficient.

2. damage dealer: (in a video game) a category of job classes in a role-playing game, best suited to inflict large amounts of damage to an enemy: Also DPS

   If you need a DD, I have a level 49 Warrior, or a level 45 Hunter—if a ranged attack would be better.

3. dear/darling daughter (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's daughter).

   DD moving into her own apt today!

4. designated driver.

5. Department of Defense.

6. dishonorable discharge.

D/D 3 American

abbreviation

Commerce.

1. days after date.

D.D. 4 American

abbreviation

1. demand draft.

2. Doctor of Divinity.

dd 5 American

abbreviation

1. Law. today's date.

dd. 6 American

abbreviation

1. delivered.

DD British

abbreviation

1. Also: dd. direct debit

2. Doctor of Divinity

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Etymology

Origin of dd

From Latin dē datō

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

We made a little fort in the D&D basement.

From Los Angeles Times

D. D. Lewis:, external American Hall of Fame football player was a Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys in 1972 and 1978.

From BBC

For the best “D&D” games, no matter how serious, tense or dramatic they may get, are always a bit silly, or at least they are to me.

From Los Angeles Times

“I know we hear about toxicity in gaming all the time, but when I picked up my first ‘D&D’ set that my brother gave to me when I was 8 years old, what was open to me was not just a world of storytelling,” says Anjali Bhimani, a co-producer of the production as well as a regular performer in it.

From Los Angeles Times

Here, the smartphone gamification is used to prod a narrative rather than define it, a reminder to me that “D&D” is in some ways a story creation tool.

From Los Angeles Times

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