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Dec vs Doc - What's the difference?

dec | doc |

As proper nouns the difference between dec and doc

is that dec is an alternative spelling of Dec.|lang=en while Doc is a nickname for a medical doctor, a person with an advanced educational degree, or a learned person.

As an abbreviation dec

is declared.

As a noun doc is

a doctor.

As an initialism DOC is

drug of choice.

dec

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)

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    doc

    English

    Etymology 1

    From by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A doctor.

    • Etymology 2

    From (document) by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A document.
    • Usage notes
    In professional jargon, this word is used especially in the plural to refer to technical documentation or collected legal evidence: "I'm not sure about that. I'll have to check the docs ."

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