Meanings
PBS1
plural PBSs
- USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of phosphate-buffered saline, a buffer solution commonly used in biological research.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemanagementInitialism of product breakdown structure.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of positive behavior support.
- CanadaUSabbreviationinitialismbroadcastingInitialism of Public Broadcasting ServiceFirst known use 1970
NPR joined PBS in suggesting it will consider legal action against the administration.
2025 May 2, Brian Stelter, Clay Voytek, “President Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for NPR and PBS”, in CNN - MaltaabbreviationinitialismbroadcastingInitialism of Public Broadcasting Services.
- abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of Proto-Balto-Slavic.
- abbreviationinitialismliteratureInitialism of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
In Chapter 7, she has Victor Frankenstein describe his creation as “handsome”—PBS altered this to “beautiful”, which appears in the final text.
2024 February 17, Erica Wagner, “Kill your darlings”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2
PBs2
- pluralplural of PB
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of PB
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PBS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PBS
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