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OD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does OD mean?
• OD (noun)
The noun OD has 2 senses:
1. a doctor's degree in optometry
2. the right eye
Familiarity information: OD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A doctor's degree in optometry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("OD" is a kind of...):
doctor's degree; doctorate (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The right eye
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
oculus dexter; OD
Hypernyms ("OD" is a kind of...):
Context examples
O, my Ga-od! O, my Ga-od! Oh, Ga-od! Oh, my Ga-od!
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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