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DOF

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Stupid; thick.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa

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2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Department of Finance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of date of filing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of depth of field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of degree(s) of freedom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Alternative form of DOF (In the sense Degree(s) of Freedom.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

From Afrikaans dof. Doublet of daff, deaf, and dowf.