Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Latin Dei gratia (by the grace of God)
  • abbreviation director general

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  • initialism Director-general.
  • initialism Dangerous goods.
  • initialism military Guided-missile destroyer, a type of destroyer warship.

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Examples

  • The DP2 camera is equipped with a hot shoe, allowing use of the dedicated external flashgun EF-140 DG (optional) as well as Sigma electronic flashguns for SD series such as EF-500 DG and EF-530 DG*.

    Digital Camera Reviews & Photography Tips 2009

  • I think DG is just about right on this (I suspect a 13 year old American can handle Human Sexuality classes).

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Age Discrmination Against Child Prodigy? 2010

  • De Grisogono Meccanico DG is an all-mechanical "digital" watch that uses a wind-up mechanism to rearrange the "pixels" on its face to update the time.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • "The name DG, like Chad Ochocinco, reflects a sleek, fast and powerful company that is at the top of its game."

    DG FastChannel Strengthens Corporate Identity by Rebranding to DG - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • The approach of ligature between "DG" - representing Desain Grafis or Graphic Design in general and "i" representing Indonesia in specific - explains the unification in a very unique way.

    Brand New Armin 2010

  • DG is a Hanksville local who is absolutely essential to the continued operation of MDRS.)

    MDRS-88 sol 2: Infant mortality 2010

  • I’m sad to say, but most of the characters are not that memorable, they lack the emotional intensity of those in DG and the supreme nonchalance of those in MoI.

    Steven Erikson - Midnight Tides (Book Review) 2008

  • I’m sad to say, but most of the characters are not that memorable, they lack the emotional intensity of those in DG and the supreme nonchalance of those in MoI.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • I think some senior person in DG’s office asked police to look into whatever DG was up to. l am not really sure who did what to whom when and why.

    Damien Green is not above the law shock! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • The DG is a big beast without doubt, yet pressed by questioners to offer brotherly mogul advice to Rupert Murdoch, Thompson declined.

    Hugh Muir's diary 2012

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  • In the power industry, distributed generation.

    May 21, 2010