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lab

1 American  
[lab] / læb /

noun

  1. laboratory.

Lab 2 American  
[lab] / læb /

noun

  1. Informal. Labrador retriever.

LAB 3 American  
Or lab

abbreviation

Slang.

  1. life’s a bitch (used to acknowledge, often dismissively, a difficult or unfair circumstance).

lab. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. labor.

  2. laboratory.

  3. laborer.

Lab. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Laborite.

  2. Labrador.

Lab. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. politics Labour

  2. Labrador

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lab 2 British  
/ læb /

noun

  1. short for laboratory

  2. short for Labrador retriever

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lab. 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. laboratory

  2. labour

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Etymology

Origin of lab1

By shortening

Origin of Lab2

By shortening

Origin of LAB3

From its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

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New findings from his lab show that the genome's 3D organization is not fixed.

From Science Daily

Current lab methods typically take two to three days to provide the same information.

From Science Daily

The company, like other AI labs, is reportedly burning through cash fast.

From MarketWatch

The deals are part of a run of small and midsize pharma acquisitions—a range that has become a sweet spot for companies seeking to bolster the work of their own labs or lineups.

From The Wall Street Journal

So the team subjected the capsule to vibrations in the lab to ensure everything would still work after that kind of extreme shaking.

From Los Angeles Times

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