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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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Link to original Footnotes
2018, Kendra Gale, The Big Book of Miniature Horses , Trafalgar Square Books, →ISBN: ↩
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