obb

See also: óbb, -obb, and ÖBB

English

Alternative forms

• obb.

Noun

obb

1. (music) Abbreviation of obbligato.

Anagrams

• BOB, Bob, bob

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Manx

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish opaid, from Old Irish as·boind (“to refuse”).

Verb

obb (verbal noun obbal, present participle gobbal, past participle obbit)

1. deny, disclaim
2. abstain
3. refuse, decline, disavow, turn down
4. negate, denounce
5. forbid
6. (of a horse) jib
7. disown
8. refute, abnegate

Etymology 2

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Noun

obb f (genitive singular obbee)

1. enchantment