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English word origin

Etymology of SB

Initialisms.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

Initialism of soft-block.

noun

Initialism of stretcher bearer. · Initialism of season best (this season's personal best). · Abbreviation of stolen base; The statistic reporting the number of stolen bases. · Abbreviation of sideband.

adj

Initialism of southbound.

adv

Initialism of southbound.

name

Initialism of Special Branch. · Initialism of Super Bowl. · Initialism of Standard Babylonian.

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

Initialisms.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

Abbreviation of West Sumatra: a province of Indonesia.

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

From Indonesian SB, initialism of Sumatera Barat.

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