doc

1 of 2

noun

ˈdäk How to pronounce doc (audio)
Synonyms of docnext
: doctor

doc

2 of 2

abbreviation

document

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Noun Am I going to be OK, doc? currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
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Noun
Mixing traditional doc methods with recreations and creepy genre-movie inflections, that film provided an unsettling exploration of sleep paralysis, a condition in which the mind is wide awake, but the body is frozen. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025 In an email sent to Microsoft 365 subscribers today, the company recommends users preserve their work from Publisher by converting the files to PDFs or Word docs before the shutdown. — Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025 The filmmakers came to docs from the world of journalism. — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025 The film was the first doc that Sandbox Films, which backs docus films about scientific inquiry, released theatrically. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doc

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First Known Use

Noun

1740, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doc was in 1740

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doc

1 of 2 noun
ˈdäk How to pronounce doc (audio)
: doctor
—used chiefly as a familiar term of address

doc

2 of 2 abbreviation
document
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