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dod

/dɑd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dod at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947.

Origin

From Irish dod (“sullenness, anger”).

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