d.o.a.

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   abbreviation for `dead on arrival' at the emergency room

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Questions about d.o.a.

What does d.o.a. mean?

d.o.a. means "abbreviation for `dead on arrival' at the emergency room".

How many syllables are in d.o.a.?

d.o.a. has 1 syllable: d.o.a..

Is d.o.a. a common word?

d.o.a. is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.