ds

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the fourth letter of the English alphabet

the sign used in the Roman system for the number 500

a note in Western music:

in (the key of) D

a D-shaped area on the edge of the penalty area of a football pitch:

Players have to stand outside the D when a penalty is being taken.

written abbreviation for died: used when giving the dates of someone's birth and death:

John Winston Lennon (b. 9 October 1940, Liverpool, d. 8 December 1980, New York).

short form of would:

I asked if she'd like to come tonight.

short form of had:

If you'd told me what was wrong I could have helped.

the fourth letter of the English alphabet

in Western music, the second note in the scale (= series of notes) that begins on the note C, or a set of notes based on this note

a mark given for an exam, a course, or a piece of work which shows that your work is thought of as below average and that it needs improvement:

I can’t believe I got a D in history last semester.

the Roman numeral for the number 500

abbreviation for