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

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

From Washington Post

Once completed, they said the virus was taken care of and the software was installed, along with other software ABD to take care of unwanted pop-up advertisements.

From Seattle Times

One example: “If the string ‘abc’ changes to the string ‘abd,’ what does the string ‘pqrs’ change to?”

From Scientific American