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  1. des-prefix

    Earlier and now almost obsolete form of dis- implying reversal of sense of succeeding word.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of des- in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of des- in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of des- in a Sentence

  1. Charles de LEUSSE:

    Only rice likes to be drowned. The war is the worst scream. (Seul aime être noyé le riz. - La guerre est le pire des cris.)

  2. Werley Nortreus:

    Votre entreprise est comme un manguier. Les amateurs de mangues étaient absents lorsque vous luttiez pour construire le manguier afin qu'il puisse produire des mangues, mais les amateurs de mangues sont toujours présents pour manger toutes les mangues. Votre entreprise est comme un manguier.

  3. Charles de LEUSSE:

    The path of truth has meadows of falsity. (Le chemin de la vérité A des prairies de fausseté.)”

  4. Rick Perry:

    [ Rubio kicks off Marco Rubio national book tour today with an appearance in West Des Moines Iowa. Other stops include South Carolina, Nevada and New Hampshire. ] Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry wraps up New Hampshire trip - Dallas Morning News :.

  5. Charles de LEUSSE:

    The hands that are spaced are docks, where desires can dock. (Les mains écartées sont des quais, - Où les désirs peuvent accoster.)

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