ob.

¹

abbreviation for

1. he died; she died.

ob.

²

abbreviation for

1. incidentally.

ob.

³

abbreviation for

1. oboe.
2. Meteorology. observation.

Ob

⁴

[ awb, ob; Russian awp ]

noun

1. a river in the W Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NW to the Gulf of Ob. 2,500 miles (4,025 km) long.
2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Arctic Ocean. About 500 miles (800 km) long.

OB

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Also ob Medicine/Medical.
   1. obstetric.
   2. obstetrician.
   3. obstetrics.
2. off Broadway.
3. opening of books.
4. ordered back.

ob-

⁶

1. a prefix meaning “toward,” “to,” “on,” “over,” “against,” originally occurring in loanwords from Latin, but now used also, with the sense of “reversely,” “inversely,” to form New Latin and English scientific terms: object; obligate; oblanceolate.

O.B.

⁷

or O/B.

abbreviation for

1. opening of books.
2. ordered back.

Ob

¹

/ ɔpj /

noun

1. a river in N central Russia, formed at Bisk by the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers and flowing generally north to the Gulf of Ob (an inlet of the Arctic Ocean): one of the largest rivers in the world, with a drainage basin of about 2 930 000 sq km (1 131 000 sq miles). Length: 3682 km (2287 miles)

OB

²

abbreviation for

1. Old Boy
2. outside broadcast

ob.

³

abbreviation for

1. (on tombstones) obiit
2. obiter
3. oboe

ob-

⁴

prefix

1. inverse or inversely

   obovate

Word History and Origins

Origin of ob.¹

From the Latin word obiit

Origin of ob.²

From the Latin word obiter

Origin of ob.³

Middle English (from Old French ) from Latin, representing ob (preposition); in some scientific terms, from New Latin, Latin ob- (prefix)

Word History and Origins

Origin of ob.¹

(for sense 1) Latin: he (or she) died; (for sense 2) Latin: incidentally; in passing

Origin of ob.²

from Old French, from Latin ob. In compound words of Latin origin, ob- (and oc-, of-, op- ) indicates: to, towards ( object ); against ( oppose ); away from ( obsolete ); before ( obstetric ); down, over ( obtect ); for the sake of ( obsecrate ); and is used as an intensifier ( oblong )

Example Sentences

Conrad was at the ob-gyn to check to see if, as the Maryland resident likes to put it, “My cervix is trying to kill me.”

From The Daily Beast

The website is run by Joe Alton, a retired OB-GYN and fellow at the American College of Surgeons, and his wife, Amy, a nurse.

From The Daily Beast

As a result, nearly a quarter of U.S. ob-gyn clerkships do not include abortion training.

From The Daily Beast

At the time of her arrival in 2011, many of the facilities in Liberia lacked even a single midwife, let alone trained OB/GYNs.

From The Daily Beast

Like his father Ron, Sen. Paul is a doctor—the older Paul is an OB/GYN, the younger an ophthalmologist.

From The Daily Beast

I gib ten dollars toward de stated preaching ob de Gospel de fus' year, and de peepil all call me Brudder Dickson.

From Project Gutenberg

Yis, all alone, sept de two tousand Caffres ob de kraal; but dey is nobody—only black beasts.

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I'se gwine to Branchville whar my dahter, Juno Soo, is a dyin' ob fever.

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Dat ar train don' know hit, an' she'll go to Day ob Jedgment, an' ebery soul aboard ob her!

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Yo warnt one ob de oberflowin kind, Miss Annie, admitted the old black woman.

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