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abd

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ABD

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or A.B.D.

abbreviation for

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

abd.

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abbreviation for

  1. abdicated.
  2. abdomen.
  3. abdominal.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abd1

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

Underneath my name, in black ballpoint pen, it says: Abd pain; Diff breathing; Inhalation.

Abd Ar-Rahim al-Hammadi, who goes by the name Abu Omar, is the assistant headmaster at the school.

Other officials in Yemen have expressed doubt as to whether Abd al-Raouf was even a member of AQAP.

The intended target, an al Qaeda chief named Abd al-Raouf al-Dahab, was not in the vehicle.

“If the regime is pushed into a corner, it will use chemical weapons,” says the captain, Abd al-Salam Ahmed Abdul Razek.

Abd Allah was so pleased with this compliment that he ordered him a valuable present.

"On my head and eyes;" and Abd el Aziz receiving a token from the Sultan, went out immediately to obey his orders.

M. Thiers wrote to her from Florence that he was not satisfied with the treaty concluded with Abd-el-Kader.

In 1848, Abd-el-Kadir and his numerous family occupied this suite.

It was at this time that the world first heard of Abd-el-Kader.

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