"DNR" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} DNR
  1. Initialism of Department of Natural Resources. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Department of Natural Resources
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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} DNR (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of digital noise reduction. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: digital noise reduction
    Sense id: en-DNR-en-noun-E9hB~BMl
  2. Initialism of do not rent, (a blacklist of individuals who are forbidden from renting a property). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: do not rent (extra: a blacklist of individuals who are forbidden from renting a property)
    Sense id: en-DNR-en-noun-d8OoaVsq

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} DNR
  1. (medicine) Initialism of do not resuscitate, a legal document by which a patient may direct which medical procedures they do and do not wish to undergo in the case that they are incapacitated. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: do not resuscitate (extra: a legal document by which a patient may direct which medical procedures they do and do not wish to undergo in the case that they are incapacitated) Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-DNR-en-phrase-3x0ulZFn Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: medicine, sciences

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