ob.

verb

Synonym of died, particularly used with historical dating.

“Judith was one of the daughters of Adalbert II of Metz (ob. 1033).”

Similar
diedparticularly used with historical datingd.DOD
OriginLatin ob. →
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Meanings

ob.1

verb
  1. datedSynonym of died, particularly used with historical dating.

    Judith was one of the daughters of Adalbert II of Metz (ob. 1033).

    Synonyms: died, particularly used with historical dating, d., DOD

adverb
  1. Incidentally.

ob.2

noun

alternative Ob.

  1. entertainmentOboe or oboes.

Ob.3

nounOb. (plural Ob.)
  1. abbreviationentertainmentAbbreviation of oboe.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of died, particularly used with historical dating.

Similar
diedparticularly used with historical datingd.DOD
Also see
d.dod

Origin

ob. · verb, adverb

  1. Latinob.
  2. Englishob.

From Latin ob., abbreviating obiit (“he or she passed on”) or obiter (“incidentally”).

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ob. · noun

Abbreviation of English terms.

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