/ ˌdiːˈmɒb; NAmE -ˈmɑːb/ verb
( -bb- ) [ vn ] [ usually passive ] ( BrE , informal ) = demobilize :
He was demobbed in 1946.
► demob noun [ U ] ( BrE )
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s (following the First World War): abbreviation.
/ ˌdiːˈmɒb; NAmE -ˈmɑːb/ verb
( -bb- ) [ vn ] [ usually passive ] ( BrE , informal ) = demobilize :
He was demobbed in 1946.
► demob noun [ U ] ( BrE )
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s (following the First World War): abbreviation.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005