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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /dɒk/, US /dɑːk/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a shortening of [[doctor]].^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A doctor, especially a medical one: probably 1850 in the OED and Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) Green's Dictionary has it from 1843 in American use, and MWU dates its first sense to 1756.^(GDoS)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is often used as a term of address, as in ''what's up, doc?''.^(Collins 2023)^(GDoS) Doc as short for a documentary film is from 1978, as in ''drama-doc''.^(OED 1989)^(SOED 2002) Written doc. is also an abbreviation of document.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1756 – first use, in MWU.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1843 – doc, a doctor (American).^(GDoS)

+ * ?1850 – first OED quotation.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1978 – a documentary.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(informal)'' A [[doctor]], especially a [[physician]], dentist or vet; often used as a form of address.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(informal)'' A [[documentary]].^(OED 1989)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[postdoc]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[doctor]]

+ * [[docudrama]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}