AOR

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A form of record — An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

Less commonScrabble 3

Meanings

AOR1

nounAOR (countable and uncountable, plural AORs)

plural AORs · alternative AoR

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismterm of addressuncountableInitialism of address of record.
  2. USabbreviationinitialismuncountableradio formatentertainmentInitialism of album-oriented radio.

    MTV is a singles medium, as is the hottest (warmest?) new radio strategy God help us, “adult contemporary”; even AOR devotes the contemporary portion of its programming to putative singles.

    1990 January 2, Robert Christgau, “1980–1989: Rockism Faces the World”, in The Village Voice, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2022
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountableentertainmentInitialism of album-oriented rock.
  4. abbreviationinitialismuncountableentertainmentInitialism of adult-oriented rock.
  5. USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of auxiliary replenishment oiler.
  6. USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of area of responsibility.
prepositional phrase

alternative AoR

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of at own risk.

    to be discharged from hospital AOR

nounAOR pl (plural only)

alternative AoR

  1. abbreviationinitialismpluralplural onlyhuman sciencesInitialism of adjective ordering restrictions.

AoR2

nounAoR (plural AoRs)

plural AoRs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of AOR (“area of responsibility”).

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APA

AOR. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AOR

MLA

“AOR.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AOR. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “AOR,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AOR.

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