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ob-

Pronunciation: /ɒb/

Definition of ob-

prefix

  • 1denoting exposure or openness:obverse
  • expressing meeting or facing:occasion
  • 2denoting opposition, hostility, or resistance:opponent
  • denoting hindrance, blocking, or concealment:obviate
  • 3denoting finality or completeness:obsolete
  • 4(in modern technical words) in a direction or manner contrary to the usual; inversely:obconical

Origin:

from Latin ob 'towards, against, in the way of'

Ob- occurs mainly in words of Latin origin; it is also found assimilated in the following forms: oc- before c; of- before f; op- before p.

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Definition of ob- in the US English dictionary
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