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Dr

 
Chiefly British.
Doctor.

dr

 
1. door.
2. dram; drams.

Dr.

 
1. Doctor.
2. Drive (used in street names).

dr.

 
1. debit.
2. debtor.
3. drachma; drachmas.
4. dram; drams.
5. drawer.
6. drum.

D.R.

 
1. Daughters of the (American) Revolution.
2. Navigation. dead reckoning.
3. Dutch Reformed.

drch.

 
drachma; drachmas.
Also, dr.
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DR  
abbr.  

  1. dead reckoning

  2. dining room

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: DR
Function: abbreviation
disciplinary rule
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dr
Function: abbreviation
1 dram
2 dressing

Main Entry: Dr
Function: abbreviation
doctor

Main Entry: DR
Function: abbreviation
delivery room
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

dr abbr.
dram

DR abbr.
reaction of degeneration

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
DR

  1. dead reckoning

  2. dining room

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Encyclopedia

dr

unit of weight in the apothecaries' and avoirdupois systems. An apothecaries' dram contains 3 scruples (3.888 grams) of 20 grains each and is equal to one-eighth apothecaries' ounce of 480 grains. The avoirdupois dram contains 27.344 grains (1.772 grams) and is equal to one-sixteenth avoirdupois ounce of 437 12 grains. The term also refers to the fluid dram, a measure of capacity equal to one-eighth fluid ounce.

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