Dora
/ˈdɔːrə/(also DORA, D.O.R.A.) originally informal. Now historical
noun
1As an ordinary acronym.
2 Personified (chiefly humorous ).
- Not in widespread use after the 1920s..
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), playwright and polemicist. Acronym from the initial letters of Defence of the Realm Act.
Rhymes
- premieral
- premier cru
- premier danseur
- premier division
- premiere
- premiere danseuse
- premieress
- Premier League
- premiership
- pre-milking
- premillenarian
- premillenarianism
- premillennial
- premillennialism
- premillennialist
- premillennial tension
- premillennian
- Preminger, Otto
- premio
- premise
- premises
- premiss
- premium
- premium apprentice
- Premium Bond