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DS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An honorary degree in science
Synonyms:
Doctor of Science; DS; ScD
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("DS" is a kind of...):
honorary degree; honoris causa (a degree conferred to honor the recipient)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
Synonyms:
Bureau of Diplomatic Security; DS
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("DS" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Holonyms ("DS" is a part of...):
Department of State; DoS; State; State Department; United States Department of State (the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A radioactive transuranic element
Synonyms:
atomic number 110; darmstadtium; Ds; element 110
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ds" is a kind of...):
chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)
