Dol

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abbr.
dolce


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[fr. L. dolor, pain]  a unit of intensity of pain
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IN BRIEF: n. - A unit of pain intensity.

pronunciation The dol of cancer patients is unimaginable.

Tutor's tip: He felt "dull" (not clear; stupid) and surprisingly "dol" (a measure of the degree of pain) about being on the "dole" (unemployment compensation), and thus not having enough money to buy the "doll" (a toy figure resembling a person) for his daughter.

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  • Dol, a little-used unit of measurement for pain
  • Department of Labor (disambiguation)
  • Washington Department of Licensing, a group that issues various licenses in the US state of Washington
  • Direct-On-Line Starter, a type of start associated with electric motors
  • Doljanchi, a traditional Korean ceremony for celebrating a baby's first birthday
  • Dol Purnima or Dolyatra, the Bengali variant of the Holi festival



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DOL (abbreviation)
Dolsen (family name)