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deest

deest noun: placed after a catalogue abbreviation to indicate that this particular work does not appear in it.

Noun

deest (plural desunt)

  1. Placed after a catalogue abbreviation to indicate that this particular work does not appear in it.

Forms of deest

pluraldesunt

Origin of deest

From Latin dēsum (“to be missing”).

Questions about deest

What does deest mean?
Deest means placed after a catalogue abbreviation to indicate that this particular work does not appear in it.
What part of speech is deest?
Deest is a noun.
What is the plural of deest?
The plural of deest is desunt.

Words near deest in the dictionary

  1. Deeses
  2. Deeside
  3. deesis
  4. deess
  5. deesses
  6. deest
  7. deestablishment
  8. deesterification
  9. deesterifications
  10. deesterified
  11. deesterifies

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