English word origin

Etymology of PBR

Abbreviation.

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Source etymology 1

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name

Initialism of Professional Bull Riders, a sport, circuit, and company for bull riding. · Initialism of Pabst Blue Ribbon, a brand of beer.

noun

Initialism of patrol boat, rigid, a type of river patrol boat used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War. · Initialism of plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal projectile more commonly known as the plastic bullet. · Initialism of point-blank range. · Initialism of pebble-bed reactor.

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Abbreviation.

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Source etymology 2

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name

Short for Pusey-Barrett-Rudolph theorem

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

From the initials of the three theoreticians to conceived of the theory, Pusey (Matthew Pusey), Barrett (Jonathan Barrett), Rudolph (Terry Rudolph).

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