/dɒk/

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Meaning

A short, friendly word for a doctor.

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Word origin

A short form of doctor, from Latin doctor meaning teacher.

Origin
Latin
Root
doctor
English cognates
doctor

Grammar

Gender
Pluraldocs

Examples

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"Doc" is a friendly way to speak to a doctor.

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Here "doc" means the doctor who saw you.

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"Docs" is the plural, meaning more than one doctor.

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This word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 2: doc, nonsense, rat and 7 more words.