Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ob

/ɑb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: ob
IPA: /ɑb/

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

prep

Pronunciation spelling of of.

noun

Archaic

noun

noun

name

A river in Russia; the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers.

symbol

The set of objects of a category.

noun

Initialism of Olympic best.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I'b gob a cold, ob course."
"Officer.—"What is the numerical strength of the enemy in our front?" Intelligent Contraband.—"Eh, Massa?" O.—"How many men has the Confederate General Blank?" I. C.—"'Bout forty-leben thousan', Massa." O.—"Don't you mean about four thousand?" I. C.—"Yes, Massa; dar's 'bout four hundred ob 'em.""
"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."

Etymology

From Latin ob, abbreviation of obolus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ob-, Обь

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑb/
British English: /ɒb/

Usage

Inflected Forms

obs (plural)

Phrases

ob-gyn Gulf of Ob Ob Sea Ob-Ugric OB marker

Frequently Paired Words

ob-gyn sol OR PB SB WB

Synonyms

obstetrics tocology midwifery

Homonyms

ab

Rhymes With

job bob rob mob cobb knob gear knob sob fob blob cob schwab

Questions

How do you pronounce ob?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑb/.
What does ob mean?: a halfpenny
Where does ob come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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