lab
[ lab ]
/ læb /
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noun
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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By shortening
Words nearby lab
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Definition for lab (2 of 5)
Origin of Lab
By shortening
Definition for lab (3 of 5)
LAB
or lab
abbreviation Slang.
life’s a bitch (used to acknowledge, often dismissively, a difficult or unfair circumstance).
Origin of LAB
From its use in digital communications
Definition for lab (4 of 5)
lab.
abbreviation
labor.
laboratory.
laborer.
Definition for lab (5 of 5)
Lab.
abbreviation
Laborite.
Labrador.
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British Dictionary definitions for lab (1 of 3)
lab
/ (læb) /
noun informal
short for laboratory
short for Labrador retriever
British Dictionary definitions for lab (2 of 3)
lab.
abbreviation for
laboratory
labour
British Dictionary definitions for lab (3 of 3)
Lab.
abbreviation for
politics Labour
Labrador
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