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del·ta

 (dĕl′tə)
n.
1. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.
2. An object shaped like a triangle.
3.
a. A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.
b. A similar deposit at the mouth of a tidal inlet, caused by tidal currents.
4. Mathematics A finite increment in a variable.
adj. Chemistry
1. Being in the fourth position relative to a designated carbon atom in an organic molecule at which an atom or a group may be substituted.
2. Referring to the fourth of a group of isomers, or molecules of similar origin or properties, determined arbitrarily by those who discover or classify them. Used in combination.

[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, of Phoenician origin; see dl in Semitic roots.]

del·ta′ic (-tā′ĭk), del′tic (-tĭk) adj.

Del·ta

 (dĕl′tə)
An area of the south-central United States extending on either side of the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee, to Vicksburg, Mississippi. An important cotton-producing region, it is noted for its folk culture, especially as the home of some of the earliest blues music.
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On Deltic's website, the club owners boasted their venues provide "the anchor for the night-time economy" in each of the cities where they operate.
The move is part of Deltic's plan to grow assets via opportunistic takeovers and is seen to generate synergies which should enhance Deltic's financial performance, the buyer's CEO Ray Dillon said.
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Deltic director and courses co-ordinator Mark Northway says that the status of other professionals within an organisation should encourage office-based staff to seek recognition for their own contributions to the organisation.
Deltic then tabled a rival offer, but neither came off.