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  abd

  abdomen.
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  ABD

  abbreviation

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

  abbreviation

  abdicated.

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 • Jan. 4, 2026

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Abd El Fattah flew to the UK to be reunited with his 14-year old son in Brighton on Boxing Day, but social media posts originally made in 2012 quickly resurfaced.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has asked a senior civil servant to review why ministers in the current and former governments were not aware of Mr Abd El Fattah's previous comments.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Qudaih, her husband, Abd al-Rahman al-Shawwaf, also 29, and their nearly 3-year-old daughter Farah are among those now planning to rebuild their lives now that the fighting has stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Though many of the locals still call it Fouad Street, it is now known variously as Tariq Abd el-Nasser, Tariq al- Hurriyyah, and Ishak Nadim Street.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro