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obj.

American  

abbreviation

  1. object.

  2. objection.

  3. objective.


obj. British  

abbreviation

  1. grammar object(ive)

  2. objection

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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Plur. nom. they, poss. their or theirs, obj. them.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

S. ki'e. gia 2. as gia 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep. gidigidi v. tr., to knock with the knuckles. ginigini v. tr., to pinch.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)

Plur. nom. we, poss. our or ours, obj. us.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Here that, the antecedent part of what, is in the obj. case, governed by the verb 'will try;' which, the relative part, is in the nom. case to 'can be found.'

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

Wishing, verbs of, with subst. clause 296, 1; —— with obj. inf.,

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

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