tr.

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abbreviation

tare.

tincture.

trace.

train.

transaction.

transitive.

translated.

translation.

translator.

transpose.

transposition.

treasurer.

Music. trill.

troop.

trust.

trustee.

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Words nearby tr.

TPN, TPP, TPR, TPWS, TQM, tr., TRA, trabeated, trabecula, trabecular bone, trabecular reticulum

Other definitions for tr. (2 of 3)

T.R.¹

abbreviation

in the time of the king.

Origin of T.R.

From Latin tempore rēgis

Other definitions for tr. (3 of 3)

T.R.²

abbreviation

Theodore Roosevelt.

tons registered.

trust receipt.

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How to use tr. in a sentence

In that vein, Burns and Ward stress how TR, ER, and FDR “overcame … the traumas of their childhoods” and young adult lives.
Ken Burns’s ‘Roosevelts’ Fine But Flawed|Harvey J. Kaye|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But after winning a landslide election in his own right, TR unwisely said he would not run for a third term.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR|John Avlon|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
TR and FDR were both reformers in that sense - and they were both progressives.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR|John Avlon|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When TR again pursued the presidency in 1912 as leader of the Progressive Party, FDR identified with his cause.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR|John Avlon|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

TR reinvigorated the office after a succession of grey presidents with his unself-conscious energy, idealism and determination.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR|John Avlon|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this case, it is to be used with an equal part of the tr.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art|B. L. Hill
Students who pass certain examinations need only serve one year in the German Army instead of the usual two or three—Tr.
We Philologists, Volume 8 (of 18)|Friedrich Nietzsche
Journal pendant l'occupation franaise en gypte, suivi d'un prcis de la mme campagne par Mou'allem Nicolas-el-Turki, tr.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Var farit upp hsin, ok riit sklanum ok barit hlunum, sv at brakai hverju tr.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Ptarmigan, tr′mi-gan, n. a species of grouse with feathered toes inhabiting the tops of mountains.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tr. (1 of 4)

tr¹

abbreviation for

treasurer

British Dictionary definitions for tr. (2 of 4)

tr²

the internet domain name for

Turkey

British Dictionary definitions for tr. (3 of 4)

abbreviation for

Turkey (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for tr. (4 of 4)

tr.

abbreviation for

transitive

translated

music trill

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Medical definitions for tr.

abbr.

tincture