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OB en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of obstetric.
    alt of obstetric
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of out of bounds.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of obligatory (as in "ob. link" on Usenet) (see ObLink at c2.com; see also ob-)
    alt of obligatory
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of Old Babylonian.

Deriveds

OB marker

Source: en.wiktionary, “OB” (adj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

OB en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Olympic best.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of outside broadcast.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of outside broadcasting.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of old boy (a male graduate; also a CB radio operator's term of address for a male).
    alt of old boy
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of obstetrician.
    • One woman in ten is at risk — yet one-third of all women over 50 have never had a mammo! By making Pap tests routine, OBs and GYNs have saved many lives. 1989, Contemporary Obstetrics-gynecology, volume 33, page 200:
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of obstetrics.
    alt of obstetrics
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of Old Babylonian.

Forms

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OBs Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

PB · WB · SB · OR