LIB

Definitions

(Abbreviation) Leipziger Infrastruktur Betriebe

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(Abbreviation) Light Infantry Battalion

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(Abbreviation) Lithium Ion Battery

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1. Obsolete word for copulate. C17-18 ^th British usage possibly derived from lip, or from the Latin libido , desire. Defined by Captain Francis Grose in his Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811) as: ' To lie together.' See copulation for synonyms.

2. Or: libber , a member of a women's lib(eration) movement. Rosalie Maggio, The Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage (1991): 'Lib and libber are derogatory and offensive, and they generally indicate hostility on the part of those who use them.' She recommends instead: liberationist, feminist, member fo the women's liberation movement.

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(Abbreviation) Let It Be

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(Abbreviation) Liberty International Broadcasting.