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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

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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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"That was our champions against their champions. Our champions were nowhere near," said former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who was inside Parc des Princes for BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 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

On Tuesday, des Cars handed in her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, which was accepted.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

PSG led 3-2 from last week's first leg but Maghnes Akliouche gave Monaco the advantage on the night at the Parc des Princes to level the scores on aggregate.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

She can smell the cedars in the Jardin des Plantes a quarter mile away.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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