Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

md

/ˌɛmdˈi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: md
IPA: /ˌɛmdˈi/

5

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Abbreviation of Maryland: a state of the United States.

noun

Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine

American usage

noun

Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine

American usage

noun

Medicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine

British usage

noun

Abbreviation of medical device.

noun

Abbreviation of managing director.

noun

Abbreviation of musical director.

noun

Initialism of MiniDisc.

Example Sentences

"For diarrhea caused by a stomach virus or a meal that didn’t agree with you, try the BRAT diet, says James Lee, MD, gastroenterologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif."

Usage

American usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

M.D. (alternative) M. D. (alternative) MDs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Md. Md AMD ARMD MHD MPD

Synonyms

doctor of medicine doctor doc physician dr. medico mendelevium mv atomic number 101

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce md?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛmdˈi/.
What does md mean?: Abbreviation of Maryland: a state of the United States.

How to pronounce md

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