de-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
de-/diː/
▶prefix
- 1 (forming verbs and their derivatives) down; away: descend | deduct.
■ completely: denude.
- 2 (added to verbs and their derivatives) denoting removal or reversal: de-ice.
- 3 denoting formation from: deverbal.
'de-' also found in these Oxford entries:
ADC
- affaire
- aide
- aide-de-camp
- autostrada
- avoirdupois
- balboa
- banco
- basset horn
- bastard
- batterie de cuisine
- because
- béchamel
- bêche-de-mer
- Bislama
- blind alley
- bougainvillea
- bureau de change
- butterfly effect
- carioca
- cassis
- chanson de geste
- chateaubriand
- chemin de fer
- Churrigueresque
- clove
- cobra
- coco de mer
- codling
- cologne
- cordoba
- corps de ballet
- corrida
- coryphée
- coulomb
- coup de foudre
- coup de grâce
- coup de main
- coup de théâtre
- crème de cassis
- crème de la crème
- crème de menthe
- crêpe de Chine
- cri de cœur
- Crow
- cul-de-sac
- currant
- daemon
- dandelion
- DE
