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- noun The
title of adoctor (whether medical or academic) used before the doctor's name. Abbreviation:Dr ,Dr.
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Examples
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Ill again with his heart in the April of 1849, Balzac had the good luck to be attended by a pupil of the famous Doctor Franck, the latter being the original of his _Country Doctor_.
Balzac Frederick Lawton
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One day the question of heresy came up between the two men, and during a pause in the discussion, Bok, looking for light, turned to Doctor Briggs and asked: Doctor, what really is heresy?
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= Singular Doctor = (_The_), William Occam, _Doctor Singularis et
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853
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Comedies, where a surly Joyner is rallying with a Doctor of no very good Reputation too; _Sirrah, Sirrah, says the Doctor, I shall have your Ears -- No, No, says _Chizzel_, never when you preach, Doctor_.
Essays on the Stage Preface to the Campaigners (1689) and Preface to the Translation of Bossuet's Maxims and Reflections on Plays (1699) Thomas D'Urfey 1688
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Doctor Who Figures *The 2nd Doctor* with recorder WHO!
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Doctor Who Figures *The 2nd Doctor* with recorder WHO!
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The Avatars stood before a door with the name Doctor Yoshiko Mizushima on it.
Arcana Magi Cross - c.4 H-M Brown 2011
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On Saturday, Mr. Mourey had been due to meet Ibrahim Othman, a founder of the Physicians Coordinating Committee in Damascus and a young doctor whose attempts to save and protect protesters gained him the moniker "Doctor of the Revolution."
For Syrian Medics, a Deadly Bid to Save Lives Marc Champion 2011
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Ms. Dart also wrote the book, which actually contains the phrase "Doctor schmoctor" and a joke about Josef Mengele.
The Invisible Girls Terry Teachout 2011
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They have also arrogated to themselves the title Doctor and pretend to be general health care practitioners.
BMJ: The "Plethora" Has Been Completely Demolished Jack of Kent 2009
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