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DR

Date "DR" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: DR

DomainDefinition

Aerospace

= dead reckoning.Abbreviation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: List of people by name: Dr

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Da - Db - Dc - Dd - De - Df - Dg - Dh - Di - Dj - Dk - Dl - Dm - Dn - Do - Dp - Dq - Dr - Ds - Dt - Du - Dv - Dw - Dx - Dy - Dz

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: DR

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

DR

DanishDe europæiske højrepartiers tekniske gruppeEuropean Union, Politics & International Affaires

Dr

DutchDouanerechtFinance, Law

DR

EnglishDriveN/A

DR

FrenchGroupe technique des droites européennesEuropean Union, Politics & International Affaires

DR

GermanTechnische Fraktion der Europäischen RechtenEuropean Union, Politics & International Affaires

DR

ItalianGruppo tecnico delle destre europeeEuropean Union, Politics & International Affaires

DR

PortugueseGrupo Técnico das Direitas EuropeiasEuropean Union, Politics & International Affaires

DR

SpanishGrupo Técnico de Derechas EuropeasEuropean Union, Politics & International Affaires
Dr apEnglishApothecaries dramN/A
Dr.Med.GermanDoktor der MedizinMilitary & Defense, Medicine
Dr.med.LatinMedicinae DoctorMilitary & Defense, Medicine

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms within Context: DR

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Scholar

Pedant, doctrinaire; pedagogue, Dr. Pangloss; pantologist, criminologist.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: DR

English words defined with "DR": Bioplasm, Bookkeeping by double entry, Boswellian, BrownianDephlogisticated airFixed airGoolde, Grub StreetHuttonianJames's powder, Johnsonese, Johnsonian, JohnsonianismPerkinismreferralTellurism, ThomsonianismWallerian degeneration, Warburg's tincture. (references)
Specialty definitions using "DR": Devil and Dr. Faustus, Dr. Diafoirus, Dr. Dove, Dr. Fell, Dr. James H. Clark. (references)
Etymologies containing "DR": Witherite. (references)
Non-English Usage: "DR" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Portuguese (Technical Group of the European Right).

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Modern Usage: DR

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Dr. Arroway will be spending her precious telescope time listening for uh listening for (Contact; writing credit: Carl Sagan;)

My name is Craig Schwartz and I have an interview with Dr. Lester (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman)

And the treacherous Dr Goodhead; your desire to become America's first woman in space will shortly be fulfilled (Moonraker; writing credit: Christopher Wood)

Must I go on calling you Dr. Peal (The Avengers; writing credit: Don MacPherson. Based on the television series by Sydney Newman.)

I must've drunk 17 Dr. Peppers (Forrest Gump; writing credit: Eric Roth)

Lyrics

Yeah, whattup, this is Dr. Dre (Keep Their Headz Ringin; performing artist: Dr. Dre)

Like the Dr. Jekyl man and this is my Hyde side (Boom! Shake The Room; performing artist: Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince)

I'm ever ready, Dr. Love (Lovin' Every Minute Of It; performing artist: Loverboy)

Dr. Alphonse Mephisto and Dr (Mephisto and Kevin; performing artist: Primus)

Clever

1968: The Grateful Dead. 1998: Dr. Kevorkian. (references; author: unknown)

Dr. Seuss pronounced "Seuss" such that it rhymed with "rejoice. (references; author: unknown)

Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. Blank, who felt we should sit on the abdomen, and I agree. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Dr. Max (1974)

God Bless Dr. Shagetz (1974)

San Dr Misica (1973)

Dr. Death: Seeker of Souls (1973)

Naughty Dr. Jekyll (1973)

Song Titles

Three Stars Will Shine Tonight (Theme From Dr. Kildare) (performing artist: Richard Chamberlain)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: DR

DomainTitle

References

  • Kling, Jelko, Dr. Dehmel Wertpapierdiens: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • DR. ING. H.C.F. Porsche AG: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • DR. SCHELLER COSMETICS AG: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Dr Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Book (Bright and Early Board Book) (reference)

  • Dr Kellon's Guide to First Aid for Horses (reference)

  • Dr Folkman's War: Angiogenesis and the Struggle to Defeat Cancer (reference)

  • Second Opinion: A Dr George Barnabas Mystery [LARGE PRINT] (reference)

  • Dr Burgess's Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: DR

Illustrations:
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Computer Images:
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Photo Album: DR

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Several views of the plaque of the Pierluigi Nervi International Award for Cancer Research. Dr. Vincent Devita received this award on May 15, 1985. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Photo shows interior hallway of NCI new building in 1939. Dr. Leonard A. Scheele stands at end of hallway door. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Child with sequelae of polio. Quote from Dr. Harry Hull. Credit: CDC.

Summary of need to develop prevention strategies for emerging infectious diseases (quote, Dr. Joshua Lederberg). Credit: CDC.

President Nixon and Dr. Paine Wait to Meet Apollo 11 Astronauts. Credit: NASA.

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and Dr. Paine Sign a Satellite Agreement. Credit: NASA.

Dr. Riccardo Giacconi, former Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), has ... Credit: NASA.

An agreement has been reached in principle to appoint Dr. Steven V. W. Beckwith director of ... Credit: NASA.

Dr. Dill expounding on his views of the geology of the South Australia Bight OCEANOGRAPHER around the world cruise. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Dredging operations on the EXPLORER Seattle to Norfolk trip 1960 marked renaissance of oceanography in C&GS Under direction of Dr. Harris B. Stewart. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: DR
 

"Dr. Mallard Quack" by Erika Thorpe
Commentary: "My personal psychiatrist."
"Quinta das Torres" by Luis Alves
Commentary: "This estate was given to D. Maria da Silva and D. Pedro D'Eça as a wedding present. As there were no direct heirs, the property passed to another family branch, the Corte-Real family, then to the Saldanha family, and then to the Melo family, Lords of Murc"

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: DR

AuthorQuotation

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.
There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.
The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.
Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.
One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it.
The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live.

Dr. Samuel Johnson

Strange how much you've got to know before you know how little you know.
Patron: a wretch who supports with insolence and is paid with flattery.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: DR

AuthorDateQuotation

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1963

This is our hope. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1943)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: DR

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

AD is named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a German doctor. (references)

Dr. Frederick Koster, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine. (references)

Dr. Hassold explained that cells destined to become sperm or eggs undergo a process known as meiosis. (references)

Business

In the mobile world, UMS is being offered by Comverse, Nokia, 2Communications and Dr. Materna. (references)

MOCIE is considering the possibility of implementing Dr. Gorlov's tidal power generation system in the Ultolmok. (references)

Dr. Gorlov's zero-head hydro energy generation system uses helical turbines to turn seawater into electricity and hydrogen energy. (references)

Civil Liberties

Burma

On November 29, Dr. Salai Tun Than, a 74 year-old was arrested for staging a political protest in Rangoon. (references)

China

In May the Government prevented Dr. Gao Yaojie, who had exposed the cause of an AIDS epidemic in several villages, from traveling abroad to receive an award. (references)

Turkey

In June Dr. Fikret Baskaya, an economist, was imprisoned for writing an article about the history of Kurdish uprisings, following the arrest of Abdullah Ocalan. (references)

Economic History

Cyprus

He defeated the incumbent "Prime Minister," Dr. Dervis Eroglu. (references)

Dominican Rep

Corn in the DR is used primarily for poultry and swine feed formulations. (references)

St. Kitts and Nevis

Labor won seven of the 11 seats, with Dr. Denzil Douglas becoming prime minister. (references)

Human Rights

Guatemala

In November press reports accused Dr. Julio Arango Escobar, the Ombudsman, of using official funds to start a political party. (references)

India

In addition, Dr. Hubbi, a member of the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) also was detained along with two other APHC leaders. (references)

Yemen

Dr. Fare'e has identified women's rights, the rights of children and persons with disabilities, and prison reform as her priorities. (references)

Indigenous People

Brazil

No progress was made in the case of mass sterilizations promoted among women of the Pataxo tribe of Bahia by Federal Deputy Dr. Roland Lavigne in exchange for votes during his 1994 electoral campaign. (references)

Minorities

Argentina

On May 20, the Secretary for Security for the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Enrique Mathov, was the target of anti-Semitic remarks and shouts while attending the funeral of a member of the Federal Police. (references)

Political Economy

Malaysia

The current Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, has been in that position since 1981. (references)

Political Rights

Zambia

Former ambassador Gwendoline Konie and Dr. Inonge Lewanika were the first women to run for president. (references)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The opposition ULP won 12 out of the Parliament's 15 seats, and Dr. Ralph Gonsalves became Prime Minister, ending 16 years of NDP rule. (references)

Seychelles

President Rene was reelected with 54 percent of the vote; SNP candidate Wavel Ramkalawan received 45 percent, and independent candidate Dr. Philip Boulle received 1 percent. (references)

Travel

Korea

In addressing Koreans, foreigners should observe the use of surnames (e.g. Mr. Kim; Ms. Lee), using formal titles if possible (e.g. Dr. Yoo; Director Song). (references)

Women

Pakistan

In February 2000, Dr. Sher Shah Syed, of the Pakistan National Forum on Women's Health in Karachi, reported that the maternal mortality rate is 600 per 100,000 pregnancies; this figure contradicts the Government's figure of 300 per 100,000 pregnancies. (references)

Guatemala

In January Dr. Lily Caravantes, Presidential Secretary for Women, presented to the President an extremely ambitious National Policy for the Promotion and Development of Guatemalan Women and Plan for Equal Opportunity 2001-2006. Based on the recognition that 70 percent of women live in poverty, the strategic plan identified and prioritized areas of critical importance for women, ranging from access to health care and education, to protection from domestic violence. (references)

Worker Rights

Kenya

In 2000 Dr. Gitu, the Ministry of Labor's Permanent Secretary, admitted that the Government should not have agreed to pay the 1997 salary package for teachers. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

LEVIATHAN, n. An enormous aquatic animal mentioned by Job. Some suppose it to have been the whale, but that distinguished ichthyologer, Dr. Jordan, of Stanford University, maintains with considerable heat that it was a species of gigantic Tadpole (Thaddeus Polandensis) or Polliwig -- Maria pseudo-hirsuta. For an exhaustive description and history of the Tadpole consult the famous monograph of Jane Potter, Thaddeus of Warsaw.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: DR

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Al Sharpton

Well, first of all, I don't think that any of us are limited to any one area. Secondly, you know, many years ago someone far greater than me, Dr. King, was challenged to just stay in civil rights when he opposed the Vietnam War.

Billy Martin

Until we find Chandra or until we find out what happened to Chandra, I know that Dr. and Mrs. Levy will never feel that the police or anybody has done enough. They want their daughter back, so they're not pleased.

Dominick Dunne

Listen, I'm not going to forget Chandra Levy. I mean, you know, I feel so sorry for Dr. and Mrs. Levy, with whom I've spoken on several occasions, a wonderful couple. And yeah, I'm not going to let go of this. I mean, I don't think we should forget this.

Robert Novak

But Dr. Lindsey, let's be candid. There are people on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill, in Congress, who have taken this war as an opportunity to really open the floodgates on spending, raising appropriations far above your proposal.

Robert Wagner

Dr. Evil, while you were in space, I created a way for us to make huge sums of legitimate money and still maintain the ethics and the business practices of an evil organization. I have turned us into a talent agency, the Hollywood Talent Agency.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: DR

"DR" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.70% of the time. "DR" is used about 11,197 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)99.7%11,163832
Unclassified Items0.22%2569,787
Noun (common)0.06%7133,076
                    Total100.00%11,197N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: DR

CountryNameCountryName
Germany

DR. ING. H.C.F. Porsche AG

India

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: DR

Expression using "DR": Dr Pepper. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "DR": dr-dos, Dr-i, Dr-ing, dr-negative, dr-shift.

Ending with "DR": Hla-dr.

Containing "DR": HLA-DR Antigens, Hla-dr-positive.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DR

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

dr bizzaro

7,493

dr atkins diet plan

343

dr phil

7,144

dr demento

335

dr dre

4,433

dr foster smith

323

dr healing nutrition s wright

3,234

dr horton

323

dr seuss

3,023

dr horton home

313

dr atkins diet

2,939

dr martins

300

dr atkins

2,231

dr koop

284

dr scholls

1,298

dr ruth

277

dr martens

1,285

dr scholls shoes

271

dr laura

1,233

dr perricone

268

dr

1,003

dr evil

262

dr pepper

854

dr phil mcgraw

258

barnard breaking diet dr food loss neal nutrition seduction weight

715

dr dre lyrics

243

dr phil.com

699

dr laura nude

227

dr weil

686

dr andrew weil

225

divx dr

684

dr martens shoes

217

dr jays

491

dr scholls sandal

214

dr who

446

dr strangelove

208

dr hook

374

dr scholl

208

dr joel wallach

350

dr phil show

205
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: DR

Language Translations for "DR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

dr-dos (dr-dos). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

dray.(various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

doktor (doc, doctor, md, physician). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: DR

Derivations

Words beginning with "DR": drab, drabbed, drabber, drabbest, drabbet, drabbets, drabbing, drabble, drabbled, drabbles, drabbling, drably, drabness, drabnesses, drabs, dracaena, dracaenas, drachm, drachma, drachmae, drachmai, drachmas, drachms, draconian, draconic, draff, draffier, draffiest, draffish, draffs, draffy, draft, draftable, drafted, draftee, draftees, drafter, drafters, draftier, draftiest, draftily, draftiness, draftinesses, drafting, draftings, drafts, draftsman, draftsmanship, draftsmanships, draftsmen, draftsperson. (additional references)

Words containing "DR": achlorhydria, achlorhydrias, achlorhydric, achondrite, achondrites, achondritic, achondroplasia, achondroplasias, achondroplastic, address, addressabilities, addressability, addressable, addressed, addressee, addressees, addresser, addressers, addresses, addressing, addrest, adrenal, adrenalectomies, adrenalectomized, adrenalectomy, adrenaline, adrenalines, adrenalized, adrenals, adrenergic, adrenergically, adrenochrome, adrenochromes, adrenocortical, adrenocorticosteroid, adrenocorticosteroids, adrenocorticotrophic, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotrophins, adrenocorticotropic, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotropins, adrift, adroit, adroiter, adroitest, adroitly, adroitness, adroitnesses, aerodrome, aerodromes. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: DR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

 Words containing the letters "d-r"
 

+1 letter: dor, dry, rad, red, rid, rod, urd.

 

+2 letters: arid, bard, bird, brad, bred, burd, card, cord, crud, curd, darb, dare, dark, darn, dart, dear, deer, dere, derm, dire, dirk, dirl, dirt, doer, door, dore, dork, dorm, dorp, dorr, dors, dory, dour, drab, drag, dram, drat, draw, dray, dree, dreg, drek, drew, drib, drip, drop, drub, drug, drum, drys, dura, dure, durn, duro, durr, dyer, fard, ford, gird, grad, grid, hard, herd, ired, irid, lard, lord, nard, nerd, nurd, odor, orad, ordo, pard, prod, rads, raid, rand, read, redd, rede, redo, reds, reed, rend, ride, rids, rind, road, rode, rods, rood, rudd, rude, rued, rynd, sard, sord, surd, trad, trod, turd, urds, ward, word, yard, yird.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Spoken
12. Usage Frequency
13. Names: Company Usage
14. Expressions
15. Expressions: Internet
16. Translations: Modern
17. Abbreviations
18. Acronyms
19. Derivations
20. Anagrams
21. Bibliography


  

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