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deferred sentence
defervescence
Defiance
defiance
defiant
defibrillate
defibrillator
deficiency
deficiency disease
deficiency of aggregate demand
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deficit spending
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definite article
def·i·nite ar·ti·cle (plural def·i·nite ar·ti·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
"the": a word that designates a noun as being specific and identifiable, e.g. "the"
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