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Db

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.

  1. dubnium.

DB 2 American  
Radio and Television.

  1. delayed broadcast.

dB 3 American  
Or db
Physics.

  1. decibel; decibels.

d.b. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. daybook.

D.B. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Divinity.

  2. Domesday Book.

dB 1 British  

symbol

  1. decibel or decibels

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DB 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. defined-benefit

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dB Scientific  

  1. Abbreviation of decibel

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Thus from C to C# they count five shades of tone; whereas from C to Db they count but four.

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Likewise, from D to Db they count five shades of tone, and from D to C# but four.

From Project Gutenberg

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