d

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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
  2. noun the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five
  3. noun the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet

Etymology

From the Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.

In classic literature

Synonyms

vitamin D, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol

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