dr
abbreviation
door.
dr
1 American
Dr
2
American
abbreviation
Chiefly British.
DR
3
American
abbreviation
dr.
4
American
abbreviation
-
debit.
-
debtor.
-
drachma; drachmas.
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dram; drams.
-
drawer.
-
drum.
Dr.
5
American
abbreviation
-
Doctor.
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Drive (used in street names).
D.R.
6
American
dr
1
British
abbreviation
-
debtor
-
Also: dr.. dram
-
drawer
dr.
2
British
abbreviation
-
debit
-
Also: dr. dram
-
(the former) drachma
Dr
3
British
abbreviation
-
Doctor
-
(in street names) Drive
DR
4
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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"Evidence of fire from such ancient sites is often subtle and difficult to detect," said the Dr. Kolska Horwitz.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
"Eventually, our own Voyager spacecraft will be extraterrestrial artifacts in other stellar systems," said Dr. Sofia Sheikh, lead author on the paper.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
Dr. Sara Siavoshi, a board-certified obesity, neurology and headache specialist, treats about 5,000 patients in her practice.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
Dr. Darshan Shah, the company’s founder and CEO, said the changes resulted in a “hard stop” in the company being able to source restricted peptides from compounding pharmacies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
The life-size plaster model of Phineas's head made by Dr. Bigelow stands on the left corner of the table.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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