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English word origin

Etymology of Lab

Abbreviation

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

Abbreviation of Labour. · Alternative form of Lab., Abbreviation of Labrador: a region of Canada.

noun

Diminutive of Labrador, a breed of dog.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation

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Source etymology 2

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name

A river in Kosovo. · A region of Kosovo.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Serbo-Croatian Lab, from Лаб, from Thracian Alb.

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  • Borrowed-form mentionLabsh
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