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deg^¹

/dɛɡ/

Rhymes with -ɛɡ

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noun degs

abbreviation, countable Abbreviation of degree
abbreviation, clipping, uncountable Clipping of degradation

deg^²

/dɛɡ/

Rhymes with -ɛɡ

verb degs · degging · degged

Northern England, dialectal To sprinkle, moisten. Degged with dew, dappled with dew / Are the groins of the braes that the brook treads through, / Wiry heathpacks, flitches of fern, / And the beadbonny ash that sits over the burn.

DEG^³

noun DEGs

abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of dwarf elliptical galaxy
Similar: dE
abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of diethylene glycol

dEG^⁴

noun dEGs · DEG

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of dwarf elliptical galaxy
Similar: dE

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@misc{deg_2026,
  title = {deg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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