doc

1 of 2

noun

Synonyms of docnext
: doctor

doc

2 of 2

abbreviation

document

Examples of doc in a Sentence

Noun Am I going to be OK, doc? currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
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Noun
The pic about decades of political repression in Iran won the L’Oeil d’or Prize today, which is the fest’s top award for docs. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 May 2026 While these celebrity docs are hagiographic and formulaic, the interviews with Nadal and family and rivals like Federer and Novak Djokovic do push beyond the surface. Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 See a doc, save a prostate Prostate-specific antigen blood testing — a procedure once thought to do more harm than good for prostate cancer — likely reduces the risk of deaths from the disease, according to a new review published Thursday. O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 18 May 2026 Noah Wyle and Patrick Dempsey are two good-looking TV docs at the Warner Brothers Television Group's Upfront Toast in New York City on May 13. People Staff, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for doc

Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doc. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

Medical Definition

doc

1 of 2 noun
: doctor
used chiefly as a familiar term of address

doc

2 of 2 abbreviation
document
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