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See also: Doc, DOC, dốc, doç, and đốc

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of doctor.

Noun

doc (plural docs)

  1. (informal) A doctor.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of document.

Noun

doc (plural docs)

  1. (informal, usually in the plural) A document, especially (in professional jargon) a piece of technical documentation or legal evidence.
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Etymology 3

Clipping of documentary.

Noun

doc (plural docs)

  1. (informal) A documentary.
    Synonyms: docu, (South Africa) doccie, (Australia) doco
    • 2003, The Independent Film & Video Monthly, page 38:
      If you think watching a doc about a spelling bee isn't the most entertaining way to spend ninety minutes, think again.
    • 2010, Rachel Johnson, A Diary of The Lady: My First Year As Editor:
      On the subject of fat men, I was watching a doc about a mountain of flab called Paul last night and Ludo said that he was very proud that the fattest man in the world was English.
    • 2024 September 4, Mehera Bonner, Samantha Olson, “Behold, A Breakdown of Billie Eilish's Massive Net Worth”, in Cosmopolitan:
      According to Forbes, Billie [Eilish] earned $53 million in 2020. Half of that was thanks to the Apple doc, and the other half was thanks to music sales. Cool-cool-cool, same!

Etymology 4

Clipping of doctorate.

Noun

doc (plural docs)

  1. Clipping of doctorate.
Derived terms

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

doc

  1. Alternative letter-case form of DOC (controlled designation of origin)

Adjective

doc (invariable)

  1. (viticulture) certified as DOC (of a product, usually wine)
    un vino doc(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (by extension, colloquial) genuine, excellent
    una canzone doc(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Iu Mien

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *duH. Cognate with White Hmong deg.

Noun

doc 

  1. turtle

Middle English

Noun

doc

  1. Alternative form of duk (duke)

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *dōk (cloth, rag), with a change in meaning from "cloth, rag" to "something worthless". Compare similar semantic development in the verb dēċan (to daub", also "to smear).

Pronunciation

Noun

dōc ? or m

  1. bastard
  2. mongrel, hybrid

Usage notes

  • The precise gender is unknown. Possibly masculine if descended from Proto-West Germanic *dōk.

Derived terms

Rohingya

Rohingya cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : doc

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit दश (daśa, ten).

Pronunciation

Numeral

doc

  1. ten

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English dock.

Noun

doc n (plural docuri)

  1. dock

Declension