"Dub" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dub
  1. (after a qualification) Abbreviation of University of Dublin, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate. Tags: abbreviation, after a qualification, alt-of Alternative form of: University of Dublin, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate Related terms: U of Dub
    Sense id: en-Dub-en-name--pwCAnQZ Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /dʌb/ Forms: Dubs [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌb Etymology: Clipping of Dubliner Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Dubliner}} Clipping of Dubliner Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dub (plural Dubs)
  1. (Ireland, colloquial) A Dubliner. Tags: Ireland, colloquial
    Sense id: en-Dub-en-noun-d9ypmijw Categories (other): Irish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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