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Noun: dm
  1. A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
    "The aquarium was 5 dms deep";
    - decimeter [US], decimetre [Brit, Cdn]
Verb: DM
Usage: informal
  1. To send a private message to a specific user on a social media platform or messaging app
    "I'll DM you the details later";
    - direct message
Noun: DM
  1. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
    "when doctors say 'diabetes' they usually mean 'DM'";
    - diabetes mellitus, sugar diabetes
     
  2. [informal] A private communication sent to a specific user on a social media platform or messaging app
    "She sent him a DM to avoid discussing personal matters publicly";
    - direct message

Derived forms: DMing, DMs, DMed, dms

Type of: diabetes, metric linear unit

Part of: m, meter [US], metre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Dm

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