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dr.

dr. is the alternative form of Dr.

dr. is the abbreviation of drachm.

Meaning of Dr

Noun

Dr (plural Drs)

  1. Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)
    • The defenders, Drs Smith and Lowe, ought not to have detained the pursuer in their said asylum.1859, Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Teind Court, Court of Exchequer, and House of Lords, volume XXI, Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark; London: Stevens and Norton, page 786
  2. drive, used in street names
  3. debit
  4. debitor

See all 5 meanings of dr

Meaning of drachm

Noun

drachm (plural drachms)

  1. (units of measurement) One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ).
  2. (units of measurement, pharmacy) One eighth (1⁄8) of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ʒ).

Noun capitalized: Dr.

Dr. (plural Drs.)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Dr: abbreviation of doctor.
    • By EDWARD CHAMBERLAYNE Dr. of Laws, and Fellow of the Royal Society.1671, Edward Chamberlayne, The Second Part of the Present State of England: […], 3rd edition, London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn, […], →OCLC, title page
    • 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.1886, Miss M. A. R. Tucker, “St. David's”, in Walford's Antiquarian: A Magazine & Bibliographical Review
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of drive, a type of public roadway, when part of a specific street’s name.

Forms of dr.

pluralDrs.

Phrases with dr.

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Questions about dr.

What is dr. the alternative form of?
Dr. is the alternative form of Dr.
What part of speech is dr.?
Dr. is a noun.
What is the plural of dr.?
The plural of dr. is Drs..

Words near dr. in the dictionary

  1. Dr Google
  2. Dr Pepper
  3. Dr Peppers
  4. Dr Watsonish
  5. DR-DOS
  6. dr.
  7. Dr. & Mrs. Vandertramp
  8. Dr. Atkins
  9. Dr. Fox effect
  10. Dr. Frankenstein
  11. Dr. Frankensteins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dr. (page history and authors); Dr. (page history and authors); Dr (page history and authors); drachm (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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