lab

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noun (1)

Lab

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noun (2)

Lab

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abbreviation

Labrador

Examples of lab in a Sentence

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Noun
In addition to the virtual lab cohort, RespectAbility is also launching six new in-person mini-intensives focused on specific areas of entertainment this summer. Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024 On Friday, Trump attorney Emil Bove sought to undermine evidence Daus introduced, pointing to gaps in time when Cohen's phone wasn't in use, as well as four days between when it was turned over to the D.A. and submitted to its lab for analysis. Graham Kates, CBS News, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for lab 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1868, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lab was circa 1868

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“Lab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lab. Accessed 7 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

lab

noun

Medical Definition

lab

noun

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