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Noun

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del.

  1. Abbreviation of deletion.
  2. Abbreviation of delirium.

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Verb

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del.

  1. (printing, art) Abbreviation of delineavit, he/she/it drew this.
    F. Pistrucci del.
    Filippo Pistrucci drew [this]
    Drawn [by] Filippo Pistrucci

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Frequently used across Western Europe in the early modern period to mark the name of the artist who drew the initial sketch used for a printed engraving.

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