| Democratic Party |
one of the major political parties in the United States. |
| diapason |
either of the two major stops of a pipe organ. [1/3 definitions] |
| diatonic |
in music, being or using a standard major or minor scale of eight notes to the octave, without chromatic tones. |
| do2 |
the tone C in the musical scale of C major. [1/2 definitions] |
| Dog Star |
the brightest star in the sky. The Dog Star is in the constellation Canis Major and is also called Sirius. |
| double bar |
two heavy vertical lines on a musical staff used to indicate the end of a piece or of a major subdivision of a piece. |
| Draco |
a circumpolar constellation in the northern sky, located between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor and containing the former north star used by the Egyptians; Dragon. |
| drum majorette |
a female drum major. |
| e |
the third note in the musical scale of C major. [1/2 definitions] |
| east |
one of the four major points of direction on the compass. The east is directly opposite the west. [1/7 definitions] |
| E.E.C. |
abbreviation of "European Economic Community," an economic association of major western European countries mainly designed to eliminate tariffs on trade among member nations and establish uniform tariffs on goods from other countries; Common Market. |
| Emily Dickinson |
major U.S. poet who remained largely unpublished and unknown during her lifetime (b.1830--d.1886). |
| emporium |
a major trading center. [1/2 definitions] |
| environmentalism |
the movement to protect or restore the natural environment, or the advocacy for major efforts to be made to achieve this goal. |
| Eskimo |
one of the two major languages of these people. [1/2 definitions] |
| exit |
one of the designated places where vehicles can leave an expressway or other major road. [1/7 definitions] |
| exit ramp |
a short roadway that angles or curves off from a major highway, allowing cars to exit the highway without stopping or slowing traffic. |
| Ezekiel |
according to the Old Testament, a major Hebrew prophet of the sixth century B.C. [1/2 definitions] |
| f |
the fourth note in the musical scale of C major. [1/3 definitions] |
| fa |
the tone F in the musical scale of C major. [1/2 definitions] |
| field officer |
a military officer with the rank of colonel, lieutenant colonel, or major. |