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n. - A licensed medical practitioner; A person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution.

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Usage examples (31)
  • The breast pocket is embroidered with the name Dr. E.
  • Profoundly paranoid is the phrase Dr. Mainwaring used.
  • PhDs are certainly allowed to use the title Dr. in an academic context.
  • The only folks I know with a JD that use the title Dr. are those that teach at colleges, but not in the law school.
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