Abd - English meaning

abbreviation

All but dissertation, used to denote a student who has completed all other parts of a doctorate.

Usage examples:

Abds will be considered but receipt of the doctorate will be a condition of tenure

adjective

Written abbreviation for abdomen or abdominal

Usage examples:

The doctor's note read: the patient's abd was distended.

adjective

Abbreviation for all but dissertation: used to refer to a student who has almost completed a phd (= the highest college or university degree, involving original research) but has not yet written and presented their dissertation (= a long piece of writing on a particular subject), or to refer to the qualification that this student has

Usage examples:

She is an abd phd student in philosophy at rutgers university., my current status is abd; my antici…