devoir — /deuh vwahr , dev wahr/; Fr. /deuh vwannrdd /, n., pl. devoirs /deuh vwahrz , dev wahrz/; Fr. /deuh vwannrdd /. 1. an act of civility or respect. 2. devoirs, respects or compliments. 3. something for which a person is responsible; duty. [1250… … Universalium
Dominican — /deuh min i keuhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to St. Dominic or the Dominicans. n. 2. a member of one of the mendicant religious orders founded by St. Dominic; Black Friar. [1625 35; Dominic (s. of Dominicus Latinized form of Domingo de Guzman,… … Universalium
da — /deuh/; It. /dah/; Port. /deuh, dah/, prep. from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama. Also, Da. [ < It da L de about, concerning + ab, a from; < Pg da, contr … Universalium
da Gama — /deuh gam euh/; Port. /deuh gah meuh/ Vasco /vas koh/; Port. /vahsh koo/. See Gama, Vasco da. * * * … Universalium
de — /deuh/; Fr. /deuh/; Sp. /de/; Port. /di/, prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Comte de Rochambeau; Don Ricardo de Aragón. [ < F, Sp, Pg < L de] * * * I or te (Chinese;… … Universalium
de Beauvoir — /deuh bohv wahr /; Fr. /deuh boh vwannrdd / Simone /see mawn / (Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand), 1908 86, French playwright, novelist, and essayist. * * * … Universalium
de Broglie — /deuh broh glee , broh glee, broy/; Fr. /deuh brddaw glee / Louis Victor Fr. /lwee veek tawrdd /. 1892 1987, French physicist: Nobel prize 1929. * * * … Universalium
de Ghelderode — /deuh gel deuh rddohd / Michel /mee shel /, 1898 1962, Belgian dramatist. * * * … Universalium
de Lesseps — /deuh les eps/; Fr. /deuh le seps / Vicomte Ferdinand Marie /ferr dn and meuh ree /; Fr. /ferdd dee nahonn mann rddee /. See Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de. * * * … Universalium
de rigueur — /deuh ri gerr /; Fr. /deuh rddee guerdd / strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion. [1825 35; < F] * * * … Universalium