"ob-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Latin ob. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ob}} Latin ob Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ob-, {{en-prefix}} ob-
  1. (non-productive) Against; facing; a combining prefix found in verbs of Latin origin. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (against): anti-, counter-, contra-, dys-
    Sense id: en-ob--en-prefix-KDK7MjVX Disambiguation of 'against': 100 0
  2. (botany) Of a reversed shape. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-ob--en-prefix-YWQPPxap Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: Clipping of obligatory. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Clipping of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">obligatory</i></span>.|lang=}} Clipping of obligatory., {{clipping of|en|obligatory}} Clipping of obligatory. Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ob-, {{en-prefix}} ob-
  1. (Internet, informal, humorous) Obligatory; prepended to the name of a topic being mentioned to avoid accusations of being off-topic. Tags: Internet, humorous, informal, morpheme Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-ob--en-prefix-YbLv3fhN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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