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1. Elect. debye.2. deep.3. depth.4. Optics. diopter.5. divorced.6. Dutch.1. the fourth in order or in a series.2. (sometimes l.c.) (in some grading systems) a grade or mark, as in school or college, indicating the quality of a student's work as poor or barely passing.3. (sometimes l.c.) a classification, rating, or the like, indicating poor quality.4. Music.a. the second tone in the scale of C major, or the fourth tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.b. a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.c. a written or printed note representing this tone.d. (in the fixed system of solmization) the second tone of the scale of C major, called re.e. the tonality having D as the tonic note.5. (sometimes l.c.) the Roman numeral for 500. Cf. Roman numerals.6. Chem. deuterium.7. Elect.a. electric displacement.b. a battery size for 1.5 volt dry cells: diameter, 1.3 in. (3.3 cm); length, 2.4 in. (6 cm).8. Biochem. aspartic acid.9. a symbol for a shoe width size narrower than E and wider than C.10. a proportional brassiere cup size larger than C.
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