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  • des
    des
    preposition
    used in French names as a contraction of de and the article les: François des Adrets.
  • DES
    DES
    abbreviation
  • -des
    -des
    a plural suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek.

des

1 American  
[dey] / deɪ /

preposition

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


DES 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. diethylstilbestrol.


-des 3 American  
  1. a plural suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek.

    proboscides.


DES British  

abbreviation

  1. Department of Education and Science

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

DES Scientific  
/ dē′ē-ĕs /
  1. 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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Called Market Market: Message Market, the sale will feature past season Comme des Garçons collections and Dover Street Market favorites with discounts of up to 70% off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The operation was "carried out successfully" and the evacutation order was lifted by early on Sunday evening, the Préfet des Hauts-de-Seine confirmed in a statement.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Chelsea need to overcome a 5-2 deficit on Tuesday night after a late collapse away at PSG in the first-leg at Parc des Princes.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

"The priority is getting those already there back home," said Alain Capestan, president of the French tour operator Comptoir des Voyages.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

This was followed by the premiere two years later of Cavalli's Ere ole amante in the Salle des Machines in the Tuileries, but the French had by this time developed a preference for ballet.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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