"d8" meaning in English

See d8 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: d8s [plural], D8 [alternative]
Etymology: d + 8, based on the phonetic similarity between the number 8 and the letters "-ate" Head templates: {{en-noun}} d8 (plural d8s)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) date. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-d8-en-noun-SmafF04D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: d8s [plural], D8 [alternative]
Etymology: d (short for die) + 8 Head templates: {{en-noun}} d8 (plural d8s)
  1. (dice games) A die with eight sides. Hypernyms: octahedron Related terms: d4, d6, d10, d12, d20 Translations (Translations): ٨ك (8k) (Arabic), d8 (Catalan), d8 (Dutch), d8-noppa (Finnish), ilmansuuntanoppa (Finnish), D8 [masculine] (French), W8 (German), ק8 (Hebrew), प८ (pa8) (Hindi), d8 (Italian), 8面 (Japanese), d8 (Lithuanian), k8 (Polish), d8 (Portuguese), d8 (Russian), d8 (Spanish), T8 (Swedish), d8 (d8) (Thai), D8 (english: D8) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-d8-en-noun-XxnCkW0f Categories (other): Dice games, English entries with incorrect language header, English number homophones, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Eight Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English number homophones: 9 91 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Eight: 4 96 Topics: dice, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A die with eight sides."
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      "links": [
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          "dice game"
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          "die",
          "die#Noun_2"
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        "(dice games) A die with eight sides."
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          "word": "d4"
        },
        {
          "word": "d6"
        },
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          "word": "d10"
        },
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          "word": "d12"
        },
        {
          "word": "d20"
        }
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "lang_code": "ar",
          "roman": "8k",
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          "word": "٨ك"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "d8-noppa"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
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          "word": "ilmansuuntanoppa"
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          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "Translations",
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            "masculine"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "pa8",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "प८"
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          "lang": "Lithuanian",
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          "lang": "Polish",
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