DI

1. Defence Intelligence
2. Detective Inspector
3. Diabetes insipidus
4. Donor insemination (see under donation)

di- /dī-/

Denoting two, twice or double (see also dis-)

deus /dēˈəs, dāˈŭs/ (Latin)

God

Deus avertat /a-vûrˈtat, ä-werˈtat/

God forbid

Deus det /det/

God grant

deus ex machina /eks makˈin-a, sometimes mə-shēˈnə/

1. Orig, a god brought on the stage by a mechanical device
2. A contrived and inartistic solution of a difficulty in a plot

Deus vobiscum /vō-bisˈkəm, wō-bēsˈkŭm/

God be with you

Deus vult /vult or wŭlt/

God wills it (the Crusaders' cry)

dis- /dis-/ or di- /di-/

1. (1) meaning in two, asunder, apart
2. (2) meaning ‘not’ or a reversal
3. (3) indicating a removal or deprivation
4. (4) used intensively

nobility /nō-bilˈi-ti/

1. The quality of being noble
2. High rank
3. Dignity
4. Excellence
5. Greatness of mind or character
6. Noble descent
7. (with the) nobles as a body, the aristocracy, peerage

nobilˈiary adjective

Of nobility

nobilˈitate transitive verb

To ennoble

nobilitāˈtion noun

nobiliary particle noun

A preposition forming part of a title or certain names, eg Ger von, Fr de, Ital di

• offer prices
• offers
• offertories
• offertory
• offer up
• of few words
• off-fore
• off-grid
• off guard
• offhand
• offhanded
• offhandedly
• offhandedness
• offhandednesses
• offhand grinding
• office
• office-bearer
• office-bearers
• office block
• office blocks
• office-book
• office-books
• office boy
• office boys
• office girl