ob.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. he died; she died.

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ob. ² American  

abbreviation

1. incidentally.

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ob. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. oboe.

2. Meteorology.  observation.

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Ob ⁴ American  

[awb, ob, awp] / ɔb, ɒb, ɔp /

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.

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OB ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Medicine/Medical.  Also ob

   1. obstetric.

   2. obstetrician.

   3. obstetrics.

2. off Broadway.

3. opening of books.

4. ordered back.

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ob- ⁶ American  

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.

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O.B. ⁷ American  

Or O/B.

abbreviation

1. opening of books.

2. ordered back.

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ob. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (on tombstones) obiit

2. obiter

3. oboe

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OB ² British  

abbreviation

1. Old Boy

2. outside broadcast

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Ob ³ British  

/ 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)

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ob- ⁴ British  

prefix

1. inverse or inversely

   obovate

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Etymology

Origin of ob.¹

From the Latin word obiit

Origin of ob.²

From the Latin word obiter

Origin of ob-⁶

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

Example Sentences

We also have complaints now that women who don’t go outside the veteran’s facility because they don’t have mammograms or they don’t have some of the OB facilities, the VA is really slow at paying their bills.

From Salon

I called my OB to check on the slightest twitch or pain at all times of day or night.

From The Wall Street Journal

Former Senegal forward Niasse, who scored 12 goals in 65 Premier League games for Everton and still attends their home games, also made his debut against Collegiate OB - who are based in Liverpool and wear an Everton training kit as their strip.

From BBC

Paul Barrow, 38, who plays on the wing for Collegiate OB, faced former Wigan full-back Figueroa on Sunday - and had to explain to his nine-year-old son who Heskey was.

From BBC

“Every woman will go through this. Does that mean they get the best care in how they navigate their symptoms? No,” Shepherd said, adding that only about 30% of OB/GYN residency programs provide formal menopause training.

From The Wall Street Journal