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Definition: JOBATION |
JOBATIONNoun1. A scolding; a hand, tedious reproof. |
Etymology: Jobation \Jo*ba"tion\, noun. [Prov. English job to scold, to reprove, perhaps from Job, the proper name.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Literature | Jobation A scolding; so called from the patriarch Job. "Jobation ... means a long, dreary homily, and has reference to the tedious rebukes inflicted on the patriarch Job by his too obliging friends." - G.A. Sala: (Echoes,) Sept. 6, 1884. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | JOBATION. A reproof. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disapprobation | Reprehension, remonstrance, expostulation, reproof, reprobation, admonition, increpation, reproach; rebuke, reprimand, castigation, jobation, lecture, curtain lecture, blow up, wigging, dressing, rating, scolding, trimming; correction, set down, rap on the knuckles, coup de bec, rebuff; slap, slap on the face; home thrust, hit; frown, scowl, black look. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: JOBATION |
| Specialty definitions using "JOBATION": JOBATION. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "JOBATION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | vërejtje (attention, comment, custody, objection, observation, rebuke, remark, reproach, reproof, reservation, reserve). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | конско евангелие (jaw), морал (moral, morality, morals), проповед (exhortation, homily, preach, pulpit, rant, sermon, text). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lelki fröccs. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | obationjay длинное нравоучение. (various references) dugačka pridika. (various references) straffpredikan (sermon). (various references) lời quở trách lải nhải, lời mắng nhiếc lải nhải. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i-j-n-o-o-t" | |
-2 letters: bonita, bonito, obtain. | |
-3 letters: aboon, banjo, baton, biont, biota, jabot, joint, taboo. | |
-4 letters: anti, bait, bani, bint, boat, boon, boot, bota, into, iota, jato, jiao, join, jota, naoi, nota, obia, obit, onto, tain, toon. | |
-5 letters: abo, ain, ait, ani, ant, ban, bat, bin, bio, bit, boa, boo, bot, ion, jab, jib, jin, job, jot. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i-j-n-o-o-t" | |
+3 letters: objurgation. | |
+4 letters: objurgations. | |
+5 letters: objectionable, objectionably. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4A 4F 42 41 54 49 4F 4E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--- --- -... .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001010 01001111 01000010 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)J O B A T I O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004A 004F 0042 0041 0054 0049 004F 004E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4449363554434948 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, albán, албанский, albanski, albanac, alban |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, bolgár, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, bulgar, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, magyar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, ungrare, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, orosz, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ryss, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | suedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, svéd, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, svensk, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamisht, vietnamez, виетнамски език, виетнамски, vietnami, vietnámi, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, angol, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, engelsk |
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