Meaning of OB
| Pronunciation: | | op
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- [n] the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
- [n] a Russian river; flows northward to the Arctic Ocean
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| | Synonyms: | | midwifery, Ob River, obstetrics, tocology |
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| | See Also: | | fetology, foetology, medical specialty, medicine, perinatology, river, Siberia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ob-\ [L. ob, prep. Cf. {Epi-}.]
A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely,
etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to;
obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw
against; obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly
assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | /ob/ prefix Obligatory. A piece of netiquette acknowledging that the author has been straying from the newsgroup's charter topic. For example, if a posting in alt.sex is a response to a part of someone else's posting that has nothing particularly to do with sex, the author may append "ObSex" (or "Obsex") and toss off a question or vignette about some unusual erotic act. It is considered a sign of great winnitude when one's Obs are more interesting than other people's whole postings. [Jargon File] |
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