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obs.

American  

Or Obs.

abbreviation

1. observation.

2. observatory.

3. obsolete.

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obs British  

abbreviation

1. obsolete

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Example Sentences

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obs. obs

Customers rejected the idea with almost equal unanimity, and chiclets are not often seen on anything larger than a digital watch any more. :chine nual: /sheen'yu-*l/ /n. obs./

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.

See “ADVICE TO COOKS,” and obs. to No. 68.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William

Preeve, prēv, n. and v.t. obs. form of proof and prove.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

I came forth looking like a swairth, one of those words marked "obs." in the dictionary—means phantom of a person about to die.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 by Various

Note: Part 1 was published in 1881 as appendix vi, Washington obs. for 1877.

From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled

Among the staff's most important duties are patient observations, or "obs".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022

Node:golf-ball printer, Next:gonk, Previous:golden, Up:= G = golf-ball printer n. obs.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

Node:priesthood, Next:prime time, Previous:pretzel key, Up:= P = priesthood n. obs.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

Node:delint, Next:delta, Previous:deliminator, Up:= D = delint /dee-lint/ v. obs.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

"It means rare, elegant, exquisite, obs, unknown, and a whole lot else."

From Gentle Julia by Gilbert, C. Allan