des

¹ American

[dey] / deɪ /

preposition

used in French names as a contraction of de and the article les: François des Adrets.

DES ² American

abbreviation

diethylstilbestrol.

-des ³ American

a plural suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek.

proboscides.

DES British

abbreviation

Department of Education and Science

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DES Scientific

/ dē′ē-ĕs′ /

Short for diethylstilbestrol. A synthetic nonsteroidal substance having estrogenic properties and prescribed between 1938 and 1971 to pregnant women with a history of miscarriage and other problems of pregnancy. It is no longer used due to the incidence of certain vaginal cancers and other disorders in the daughters of women so treated.

Etymology

Origin of -des

< Greek, nominative plural of d- stem nouns

Example Sentences

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There’s also one in Hollywood where Cafe Des Artistes used to be on that weird little side street.

From Los Angeles Times

PSG led 3-2 from last week's first leg but Maghnes Akliouche gave Monaco the advantage on the night at the Parc des Princes to level the scores on aggregate.

From Barron's

Christophe Leribault, who replaced Laurence des Cars, was appointed president of the iconic museum by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.

From Barron's

On Tuesday, des Cars handed in her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, which was accepted.

From Barron's

Des Cars was appointed as director of the Louvre Museum in 2021, becoming the first woman to lead the iconic institution.

From Barron's

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