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ob.

abbreviation

he died; she died.

ob.

abbreviation

incidentally.

ob.

abbreviation

oboe.
Meteorology.��observation.

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[awb, ob, awp]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

⁵

abbreviation

Medicine/Medical.��Also ob
off Broadway.
opening of books.
ordered back.

ob-

⁶

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.

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Or O/B.

abbreviation

opening of books.
ordered back.

ob.

abbreviation

(on tombstones) obiit
obiter
oboe

abbreviation

Old Boy
outside broadcast

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noun

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-

⁴

prefix

inverse or inversely
obovate

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51�Թ� 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)

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51�Թ� 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 )

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