dr.
/dɹˈaɪv/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of Dr (debitor)
noun
Abbreviation of drachm (“dram”).
noun
Alternative form of Dr: abbreviation of doctor.
Example Sentences
- "By EDWARD CHAMBERLAYNE Dr. of Laws, and Fellow of the Royal Society."
- "It appears that Drs. Jones and Freeman account for the arch over the hagioscope at St. David's by saying, though without citing authorities, that there was a door there originally."
- "Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe."
- "A widely shared local television video of last week's news conference, which was posted on YouTube, reached more than 5 million views and was amplified by Elon Musk and Fox News, where Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi appeared on primetime shows two nights in a row. […] "As owners of local urgent care clinics, it appears these two individuals are releasing biased, non-peer reviewed data to advance their personal financial interests without regard for the public's health," the statement read, "COVID-19 misinformation is widespread and dangerous. Members of ACEP and AAEM are first-hand witnesses to the human toll that COVID-19 is taking on our communities. ACEP and AAEM strongly advise against using any statements of Drs. Erickson and Massihi as a basis for policy and decision making.""
Inflected Forms
Drs. (plural)
Phrases
dr. wt.
Frequently Paired Words
dr. wt.