"De-" is a word in ENGLISH
A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline,
decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to
Latin dis-apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf. Dis-. It is negative and
opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave,
despoil, declare, desolate, etc.
Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.
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Mum: From now on your going to have free school dinners.Son:But, Mum, I don't want three school dinners, one is more than enough !
“For good and 111.” The Latin form of the law French phrase “De bien et de mal.” In ancient criminal …
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Read the complete definitionA prefix from the Latin, whence F. des, or sometimes de-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, …
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Read the complete definitionLatin: By words of the present Ltense.] A phrase applied to contracts of marriage. 1 Bl. Comm. 439.
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