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demob

Pronunciation: /diːˈmɒb/
British informal
Definition of demob

verb (demobs, demobbing, demobbed)

[with object]
  • demobilize (troops): there were four million men being demobbed

noun

[mass noun]
  • demobilization:we were waiting for our demob

Origin:

1920s (following the First World War): abbreviation

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