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Dee

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Dee  (d)
1. A river rising in the Cairngorm Mountains of eastern Scotland and flowing about 145 km (90 mi) eastward to the North Sea through an artificial channel at Aberdeen. It is known for its scenic beauty and salmon fisheries.
2. A river of northern Wales and western England flowing about 113 km (70 mi) partially along the Welsh-English border to the Irish Sea.

dee  (d)
n.
The letter d.

dee [diː]
vb
a Scot word for die1

Dee [diː]
n
1. (Placename) a river in N Wales and NW England, rising in S Gwynedd and flowing east and north to the Irish Sea. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)
2. (Placename) a river in NE Scotland, rising in the Cairngorms and flowing east to the North Sea. Length: about 140 km (87 miles)
3. (Placename) a river in S Scotland, flowing south to the Solway Firth. Length: about 80 km (50 miles)

Dee2
n
(Biographies / Dee, John (1527-1608) M, English, SCIENCE: mathematician, MISC: astrologer, THEATRE: magician) John. 1527-1608, English mathematician, astrologer, and magician: best known for his preface (1570) to the first edition of Euclid in English


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But, sweet chuck, I prythee bring three quarts of ale at least, one for thy drinking and two for mine, for my thirst is such that methinks I can drink ale as the sands of the River Dee drink salt water.
I HED aimed to dee wheare I'd sarved fur sixty year; and I thowt I'd lug my books up into t' garret, and all my bits o' stuff, and they sud hev' t' kitchen to theirseln; for t' sake o' quietness.
In the dee and retired channels of Tierra del Fuego, the snow-whit gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort, an standing close by each other on some distant rocky point, i a common feature in the landscape.
 
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