Del (proper noun) /dɛl/
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(British) A diminutive of the male given name Derek.
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Abbreviation of Delaware.
Del (noun) /dɛl/
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Abbreviation of Delete (“key of a computer keyboard that deletes text, files, etc.”).
del (noun) /dɛl/
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(mathematical analysis) The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.
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(mathematics) the symbol ∂, in the context of a partial differential
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(obsolete) a part, portion
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Abbreviation of delegate.
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Abbreviation of delegation.
del (verb) /dɛl/
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Abbreviation of delete.
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abbreviation of delineavit as seen on published artwork, identifying the original artist. Commonly seen in books and articles on topics in natural history