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ADR - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

Noun

ADR (countable and uncountable, plural ADRs)

• (pharmacology) Initialism of adverse drug reaction.
• (law) Initialism of alternative dispute resolution.
• (finance) Initialism of American depositary receipt.
• (broadcasting, uncountable) Initialism of automatic dialogue replacement.
  • ✤ Synonyms: revoicing, dubbing
• (film, uncountable) Initialism of additional/audio dialogue replacement.
  • ✤ Synonyms: revoicing, dubbing
• (veterinary medicine, slang, uncountable) Initialism of ain’t doin’ right (the situation where an animal appears unwell but has not yet been diagnosed with any specific illness).
  • ✤ Coordinate term: BAR
  • ✤ Anytime you notice your horse is ADR instead of BAR, it’s time to get on the phone to your vet.¹
• (software engineering) Initialism of architectural decision record.
• (aviation) Initialism of air data reference.

Proper noun

ADR

• (road transport, international law) The Agreement of 30 September 1957 concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road; formerly the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA: /eɪ di ˈɑɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /eɪ diː ˈɑː/
• Audio (Australian): 🔊

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Footnotes

1. 2018, Kendra Gale, The Big Book of Miniature Horses ‎${}^{[1]}$, Trafalgar Square Books, →ISBN: ↩