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For the last few years, government regulation, economics, media fashion and (arguably) public opinion have led to what I call the de-Luztification of the business.

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  1. The fourth letter of the Latin and English alphabets. It is rarely spelled out, being usually represented by the simple character. See D, 1.
  2. A French preposition, found in English only in some French phrases, as couleur de rose, or in proper names, as in Simon de Montfort, Cæur de Lion, De Vere, etc., either of Middle English origin, or modern and mere French. Its use in such names, following the name proper, and preceding what was originally, in most cases, the name of an estate, led to its acceptance as evidence of noble or gentle descent, corresponding in this to the German von and the Dutch van. But as the particle in proper names often originated without any such implication, and has also been often assumed without authority, it is in itself of no value as such evidence.
  3. A Latin preposition, meaning ‘from’ or ‘of,’ occurring in certain phrases often used in English: as, de novo, anew; de facto, of fact; de jure, of right.

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  • Brody and his colleagues looked at the effect on the brain of a type of cigarette called a de-nicotized cigarette, which contains only a fraction of nicotine (0.05 milligrams) in both light and regular cigarettes. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • For the last few years, government regulation, economics, media fashion and (arguably) public opinion have led to what I call the de-Luztification of the business. —  The Truth About Cars
  • Such flows would consequently be tantamount to the real and essentially long term de-coupling of the global economy. —  Alpha.Sources blog
  • Tom reportedly addressed a press conference in Rio de Janeiro with the Spanish words "hola" —  Tonight
  • Alessi's mannered vocal style at times recalls a de-sexed and less scratchy Bianca Casady (CocoRosie), which might take the fun out of it for some, but her distinctive sense of wonderment and borderline cosmological obsession bodes well for a Bat For Lashes-style word of mouth hit. —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
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  1. Also written dee, from Middle English de, from Anglo-Saxon de, from Latin de, the name of the fourth letter, from d, its proper sound, + -e, a vowel used with consonants to assist their utterance.
  2. (1) Middle English de, from Old French de, French de = Spanish Portuguese de = Italian di, from Latin de, from, of, etc.: see de-. (2) from Latin de: see de.
 

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