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ali | abd |

As a proper noun ali

is ali.

As an abbreviation abd is

.

As an initialism abd is

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

ali

English

(wikipedia Ali)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Proper noun

(s)
  • .
  • The Muslim caliph , considered by Shias to be Muhammad's successor.
  • A surname found among Muslims.

    • Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    * Aly

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • A diminutive of the female given name Alison''/''Allison'' or its variants; compare ''Allie .

    • Anagrams

    * * English diminutives of female given names English unisex given names ----

    abd

    English

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)

    • Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (academics) all but dissertation: A description of the status of a doctoral student who has completed all PhD degree requirements except the doctoral dissertation.
  • * 2001 , John Siegfried and Wendy Stock, "So You Want to Earn a Ph.D. in Economics?: How Long Do You Think It Will Take?" The Journal of Human Resources , vol. 36, no. 2, p. 366:
    • The most common reason for such episodes is that a student takes a job before completing a thesis, usually after attaining ABD (all but dissertation) status.

    Synonyms

    * abt

    Anagrams

    * * * * *

    References

    English three-letter words ----