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des
1[ dey ]
preposition
- used in French names as a contraction of de and the article les: François des Adrets.
DES
2abbreviation for
-des
3- a plural suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek:
proboscides.
DES
abbreviation for
- Department of Education and Science
DES
/ 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.
Word History and Origins
Origin of des1
Example Sentences
The full ninth edition of the Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française was formally presented to President Macron this afternoon in the plush surroundings of the 17th century Collège des Quatre-Nations on the left bank of the Seine.
The authenticity behind some of the old Comme des Garçons, Margiela — it spoke to me in a different way.
After starting her broadcasting career at Sky, she moved to ITV, deputising for Des Lynam on The Premiership, the channel's highlights show launched after they won the rights from the BBC between 2001 and 2004.
"Des was very helpful - I used to ask a lot of questions about the little things that he did, and picked up some of his nuances," the former footballer said.
As a presenter, he got himself noticed when he stood in for Des Lynam on the Saturday afternoon sports show Grandstand, in 1997.
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