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Meaning of DMV | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The region made up of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.
    US
  2. Initialism of department of motor vehicles.
  3. Initialism of deserted medieval village.
  4. Initialism of dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus.

Equivalents

Examples

“I've been to hell. I spell it...I spell it DMV Anyone that's been there knows precisely what I mean I've stood in line and waited near an hour and fifteen”
“Girlie, as far as you're concerned, I'm the messiah of the DMV. Now, get out of the car.”
“The state is currently in the 9EWZ000-9EWZ999 series, and the final plate in the current sequence — 9ZZZ999 — is expected to be issued in late 2025, DMV officials said.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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