ABD Definition

ābē-dē
noun
A candidate for a doctorate who has completed all the requirements for the degree, such as courses and examinations, with the exception of the dissertation.
American Heritage
abbreviation
All but dissertation.
Webster's New World

Airport code for Abadan, Iran.

Wiktionary

Abdicated.

Wiktionary

(academics) All but dissertation: A description of the status of a doctoral student who has completed all PhD degree requirements except the doctoral dissertation.

Wiktionary

Origin of ABD

  • a(ll) b(ut) d(issertation)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

ABD Sentence Examples

  • The simplest invariant is S = (abc) (abd) (acd) (bcd) cf degree 4, which for the canonical form of Hesse is m(1 -m 3); its vanishing indicates that the form is expressible as a sum of three cubes.

  • A wooden mosque was erected near the site of the Temple, which was replaced by the Mosque of Aksa, built by the amir Abdalmalik (Abd el Malek), who also constructed the Dome of the Rock, known as the Mosque of Omar, in 688.

  • A few years later he was taken prisoner by Abdalaziz (`Abd ul `Aziz), who had defeated the sultan of Tlemcen and seized the throne.

  • After the death of `Abd ul `Aziz he resided at Fez, enjoying the patronage and confidence of the regent.

  • At Thebes, New York has also carried out work at Qurnet Murra`i and Sheikh `Abd el Qurna, as well as at Dra t Abul Neqqa and Deir el Bahri, 55 where the Earl of Carnarvon, assisted by Mr. Howard Carter, has also dug with remarkable success, recovering some of the most beautiful relics of the art of the XII.

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