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

Speaking to the programme, Sir Keir said "of course I regret that", stressing that Mr Abd El Fattah's posts had been "abhorrent".

From BBC

Pressed by Ms Kuenssberg on why nobody in government appeared to have "bothered to check" Mr Abd El Fattah's background, the prime minister said he had asked the same question of the team involved "because I do think I should have been made aware and I wasn't made aware".

From BBC

The prime minister also explained that Mr Abd El Fattah's case had been treated as a "consular case" by embassy officials because the government had a duty to step in where a British national was "being treated in an improper way in another country".

From BBC

Mr Abd El Fattah had been the most prominent of Egypt's political prisoners, with human rights groups saying he had been unfairly detained for 12 years, with his latest conviction being for sharing a Facebook post about torture in the country.

From BBC

Mr Abd El Fattah flew to the UK to be reunited with his 14-year old son in Brighton on Boxing Day, but social media posts originally made in 2012 quickly resurfaced.

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