"Dev." meaning in English

See Dev. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} Dev.
  1. Abbreviation of Devonshire or Devon. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Devonshire or Devon
    Sense id: en-Dev.-en-name-Xyq5RDZs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Dev.
  1. (law) Abbreviation of development. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: development
    Sense id: en-Dev.-en-noun--18qjfs1 Categories (other): Law Topics: law
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