abd

¹ American  

1. abdomen.

2. abdominal.

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ABD ² American  

Or A.B.D.

abbreviation

1. all but dissertation: applied to a person who has completed all requirements for a doctoral degree except for the writing of a dissertation.

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abd. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. abdicated.

2. abdomen.

3. abdominal.

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Etymology

Origin of ABD

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The report focused on the case of Abd Al-Hadi Al-Iraqi, a former commander of insurgents in wartime Afghanistan who is in his 60s.

From New York Times

Dr. Sondra S. Crosby, a court-approved expert on torture and other trauma, testified in a long-running defense effort by lawyers for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is accused of orchestrating the 2000 bombing of the U.S.S.

From New York Times

Prosecutors say that Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was a senior commander in the janjaweed militias during the Darfur conflict that erupted when rebels from the territory’s ethnic central and sub-Saharan African community launched an insurgency in 2003, complaining of oppression by the Arab-dominated government in the capital, Khartoum.

From Seattle Times

Abd el Aziz, whose village this was, stumbled toward her, she screamed, then died.”

From Washington Post

"After the elections failed... neither party wanted to share power with the other and this is the cause of Libya's destruction," said Mohammed Abd al-Mawla, 38, a medical company employee.

From Reuters