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DMD
abbreviation

Definition

  • doctor of dental medicine
History and Etymology
New Latin dentariae medicinae doctor
doc​ile
adjective
doc·​ile
ˈdä-səl also -ˌsī(-ə)l especially British ˈdō-ˌsī(-ə)l

Definition

  • easily taught //a docile pupil
  • easily led or managed tractable //a docile pony
Other Words
  • doc​ile​ly ˈdä-sə(l)-lē adverb
  • do​cil​i​ty dä-ˈsi-lə-tē dō- noun
Examples
  • //His students were docile and eager to learn.
  • //a docile young pony that went wherever it was led
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Latin docilis, from docēre to teach; akin to Latin decēre to be fitting — more at decent
DMD
abbreviation

Definition

  • doctor of dental medicine
History and Etymology
New Latin dentariae medicinae doctor
doc​ile
adjective
doc·​ile
ˈdä-səl also -ˌsī(-ə)l especially British ˈdō-ˌsī(-ə)l

Definition

  • easily taught //a docile pupil
  • easily led or managed tractable //a docile pony
Other Words
  • doc​ile​ly ˈdä-sə(l)-lē adverb
  • do​cil​i​ty dä-ˈsi-lə-tē dō- noun
Examples
  • //His students were docile and eager to learn.
  • //a docile young pony that went wherever it was led
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Latin docilis, from docēre to teach; akin to Latin decēre to be fitting — more at decent
docile
adjective

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