name
Dee
dee
name
1
A unisex first name, typically short for a longer name starting with D, such as Deborah or Dennis.
"Everyone at work just calls her Dee."
2
The name of several rivers in the UK and Ireland, including one in Scotland and one flowing between Wales and England.
"They went salmon fishing on the River Dee."
noun
1
The letter D.
"He wrote a big capital dee at the top of the page."
2
Informal British slang for a police detective.
"A couple of dees showed up asking questions about the burglary."
How to Use Dee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often either a nickname short for a D-name, the letter D itself, or one of several rivers called Dee.
Common pairings
the River Dee
go by Dee
Word Forms
dyun past tense, dees plural, diz singular
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Etymology
As a letter name, simply the name of "D"; the river name has separate Celtic origins; the nickname use is a short form of D-names.