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
Evaluate ∮CF · dr for F = ⟨ 0, −z, 2y ⟩ , where C has a counterclockwise orientation when viewed from above.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Use x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ, and dA = r dr dθ to convert an integral in rectangular coordinates to an integral in polar coordinates.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
He shook Horace by the jaw and shouted, “What dr aw erf!”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
The Konyaks are no longer an exotic remnant of the past, but people living through what Dr Konyak describes as "love, grief, conflict, faith, uncertainty and generational change".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
"The immediate harm here appears limited, but the governance lesson is not," says Dr Raffaele Fabio Ciriello, senior lecturer in business information systems at the University of Sydney.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, a GP, personal trainer and triathlete, says there is now "an enormous ecosystem" for those who are already active, featuring gyms, running clubs, fitness apps, social media and wearable tech.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Dr Simon Paine, consultant neuropathologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, explained that the genomic test was transformative in comparison to what he could determine by looking at tumour cells down a microscope.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
It isn’t anywhere close to the spring equinox yet, when rites usually happen, but maybe that’s what Dr.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Could he have stopped the goals v Croatia, DR Congo and Fernandez v Argentina?
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
"Attacks against volunteers and humanitarian personnel are unacceptable," the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said in a statement, along with the Red Cross societies of the DR Congo and Uganda.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Every day hundreds of people come from northern and eastern DR Congo on wooden boats aiming to reach Kinshasa.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Meanwhile, the M23 rebel group that controls parts of the east of DR Congo has announced new restrictions on movement between government-held and rebel-held areas of North Kivu province.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
His loud Dominican voice boomed back: him and his family was flying to DR on Christmas Day tomorrow.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
"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
On the 31st of July 1906 the paper issue had been reduced to 152,775,975 dr., and the amount in circulation was 124,668,057 dr.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
How easy would it be to prefix the letter f where fluid oz., dr., or other quantity is meant.
From Notes and Queries, Number 204, September 24, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
On his way he stops to say a word to the gardener. dr. remnant. Will it rain before nightfall? abud. About then, sir, I should say.
From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Harley Granville-Barker
In November 2021, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened an exhibit called “The Electric Dr. Franklin,” describing “Benjamin Franklin’s pioneering contributions to electrical science.”
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
"I congratulate Dr. Schmidt and his team for their exceptional achievement and for engaging students as true partners in research that delivers global impact."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive care physician who had volunteered in Gaza, described the horrific scenes she witnessed.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
Using filler comes with risks that are rare but severe, said Dr. Deepak Dugar, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She’s doing so much better, in fact, that Dr. Johansen allows members of the public—Joey’s friends, mostly—to attend her commencement.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Fresh off closing its $6.8 billion deal for home builder Taylor Morrison, Berkshire Hathaway bought a new, albeit small, stake in D.R.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The downshift is based on both the past nine months of results and current market conditions, D.R.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Oh D.R. me that was close!" it laments.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Recent trends suggest takeovers of the largest home builders, such as D.R.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 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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