dr
abbreviation
door.
dr
1 American
Dr
2
American
abbreviation
Chiefly British.
DR
3
American
abbreviation
dr.
4
American
abbreviation
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debit.
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debtor.
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drachma; drachmas.
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dram; drams.
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drawer.
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drum.
Dr.
5
American
abbreviation
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Doctor.
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Drive (used in street names).
D.R.
6
American
dr
1
British
abbreviation
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debtor
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Also: dr.. dram
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drawer
dr.
2
British
abbreviation
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debit
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Also: dr. dram
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(the former) drachma
Dr
3
British
abbreviation
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Doctor
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(in street names) Drive
DR
4
British
abbreviation
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Together with colleagues from Wageningen University and 12 other research institutions from the US, France, Argentina, Italy and Chile, dr.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
According to Vulture, in 2022, Petras tweeted in response to a fan asking her to “stop defending dr luke” by writing, “I have nothing to say or be ashamed of at all.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
Because of Equation 6.9, we often use the notation ∫CF · dr for the line integral ∫CF · Tds.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
In this notation, P, Q, and R are functions, and we think of dr as vector ⟨ dx, dy, dz ⟩ .
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
He shook Horace by the jaw and shouted, “What dr aw erf!”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Few have played a more influential role in bringing attachment to the mainstream than Dr Amir Levine.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Mr. Pibb was launched in 1972 to compete with Dr Pepper and was renamed Pibb Xtra in 2001.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dr Chris Provan, Scotland chair at the Royal College of General Practitioners, was also critical of the first results.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dr Sue Mann, NHS National Clinical Director for Women's Health, said the pharmacy service was a "major step forward for women's health", with "no appointment, no waiting and no judgement".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The girls, Jimmie’s parents, and I were sitting in the kitchen together when Dr.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
According to the World Health Organization, as of 19 July the DR Congo government has recorded 2,423 confirmed cases of Ebola, including 967 deaths, since the outbreak was declared in mid-May.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa's performances for Sweden and DR Congo respectively will have offered Newcastle United a little encouragement.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Tuchel was asked if he had studied data which showed England's physical performance levels against Argentina were lower than the DR Congo game in the same stadium earlier in the tournament.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Sean Carrington said he has been sure of victory ever since Thomas Tuchel's men beat DR Congo 2-1 in the round of 32 clash.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Above the bar, on a dusty plate-glass window, were the faded letters, DR.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
"A few months ago my dr. was doing some routine lab work and found that I was anemic," Monroe captioned her post.
From Fox News ● Jul. 13, 2021
We've asked and invited her to engage more but the excuses just multiply - I ache, I have a meeting, I have a dr. appointment, the list goes on and on.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2018
The plus values amounted to 3,301,481 dr. in 1898, 3,533,755 dr. in 1899, and 3,442,713 dr. in 1900.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
Will it rain . . will it rain? dr. remnant. I doubt now.
From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Granville-Barker, Harley
It is then made up to 4 oz. with boiling water, and, when cold, a solution of 1 dr. of ammonium chloride in 2 oz. of water is added.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
Now 87 years old, Dr. Snyder is a professor emeritus at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The day she arrived, Dr. Kathryn Rasp is shown examining the raptor, stretching out a large wing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
While Dr. Snyder’s dopamine hypothesis was a scientific milestone, it turned out to be incomplete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dr. Russell put Cosmo on medication, but he never improved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dr. Harlow had their picture taken together in 1868 to document his case.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
"Oh D.R. me that was close!" it laments.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Shares of two large builders, PulteGroup and D.R.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Based on the number of home sales they close annually, the top two players, D.R.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Celebrity justice in the D.R. can be perplexing, and Judge José Antonio Núñez admitted as much.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
“Yes, blit all they put on Dominican radio be D.R. music, merengue and such. They not so interested in Haitian politics in Dominican Republic.”
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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