std Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
    VD; venereal infection; Cupid's disease; sexually transmitted disease; dose; Venus's curse; venereal disease; social disease; Cupid's itch.
  2. noun a doctor's degree in theology
    Doctor of Sacred Theology.
    • STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor

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