Standard Lemma guide

Dr

adj · name · noun · 19 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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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: D R AY1 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D AA1 K T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Initialism of drug-resistant (used to refer to strains of tuberculosis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: DS

2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Dominican Republic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

drive, used in street names

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

debit

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

debitor

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Abbreviation of drums (of a rock band)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Japan, abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Abbreviation of debtor, debit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

Topics: accounting, business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: cr

9

noun

Meaning 9

Abbreviation of drive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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10

noun

Meaning 10

Abbreviation of doctor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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11

noun

Meaning 11

Initialism of disaster recovery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, engineering, information-technology, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

Initialism of dead reckoning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: navigation

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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13

noun

Meaning 13

Initialism of domain rating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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14

noun

Meaning 14

Initialism of dissident right.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: government, politics

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15

noun

Meaning 15

Initialism of desired reality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: New Thought

Examples

  • shifting to my fame DR

Meaning relationships

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16

noun

Meaning 16

Initialism of data release.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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17

noun

Meaning 17

Initialism of death rate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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18

noun

Meaning 18

Abbreviation of dynamic range

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

noun

Meaning 19

Debit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: accounting, business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: CR

History

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Probably from Latin dēbēre.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: د — Doctor
  • Bengali: ডঃ (ḍôḥ) — Doctor
  • Bulgarian: д-р (d-r) — Doctor
  • Czech: dr. — Doctor
  • Esperanto: D-ro — Doctor
  • French: Dr. — Doctor
  • German: Dr. — Doctor
  • Greek: Δρ. — Doctor
  • Hebrew: ד״ר (d'r) — Doctor
  • Hindi: डॉ॰ (ḍŏ.) — Doctor
  • Ido: Dro — Doctor
  • Indonesian: dr. — Doctor
  • Indonesian: Dr. — Doctor
  • Irish: an Dochtúir — Doctor
  • Italian: dott. — Doctor
  • Italian: dr. — Doctor
  • Japanese: 先生 (sensei) — Doctor
  • Japanese: 博士 (hakase) — Doctor
  • Kannada: ಡಾ (ḍā) — Doctor
  • Lombard: dr. (dr.a f) — Doctor
  • Macedonian: Д-р (D-r) — Doctor
  • Marathi: डॉ. (ḍŏ.) — Doctor
  • Polish: dr — Doctor
  • Portuguese: Dr. — Doctor
  • Romanian: Dr. — Doctor
  • Russian: д-р (d-r) — Doctor
  • Scottish Gaelic: an t-Oll — Doctor
  • Slovene: dr. — Doctor
  • Spanish: Dr. — Doctor
  • Spanish: Dra. — Doctor
  • Swahili: Dkt. — Doctor
  • Swedish: dr — Doctor
  • Swedish: d:r — Doctor
  • Telugu: డా (ḍā) — Doctor
  • Turkish: Dr. — Doctor
  • Yiddish: ד״ר (d"r) — Doctor