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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

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S. kolu. golu 2. as golu I, but is suff. to v. and prep, as obj. goni, gonitai v. v. tr., to receive, to keep, to observe and do.

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

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 Goold Brown

Declined—sec. pers. sing. num. nom. thou, poss. thy or thine, obj. thee.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham

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

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham

Which, the relative part, is in the obj. case after to be expressed, and put by apposition with him, according to the same RULE.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham

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