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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Ellipsis of Laba Festival. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
2. 2
   A surname from Polish.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Laba Festival, a partial calque of the Mandarin form of Chinese 臘八節 /腊八节 (Làbājié), q.v.

Etymology 2

From Polish Łaba.

Related phrases

Laba congeeLaba porridge

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