English Explanatory Dictionary

M.D.

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Medicinae Doctor (Latin): Doctor of Medicine.
  2. Middle District, used in case citations to identify courts, particularly United States Federal courts designated to cover the central part of a multi-district state.
noun
  1. Initialism of Frenchmain droite or Italianmano destra, indicating use of the right hand when use of the left hand is expected.

Word forms

M.D. M.D.s MD

Etymology

From French main droite and Italian mano destra.

Antonyms

m.g. m.s.

Related words

C.D. E.D. N.D. S.D. W.D.
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