PBS

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Noun

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PBS (countable and uncountable, plural PBSs)

  1. (US, biology) Initialism of phosphate-buffered saline: a buffer solution commonly used in biological research.
  2. (management) Initialism of product breakdown structure.
  3. (psychology) Initialism of positive behavior support.

Proper noun

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PBS

  1. (Canada, US, television) Initialism of Public Broadcasting Service. [from 1970]
  2. (Malta, broadcasting) Initialism of Public Broadcasting Services.
  3. (Australia) Initialism of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. [from 1948]
  4. (linguistics) Initialism of Proto-Balto-Slavic.
  5. (literature) Initialism of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
    • 2024 February 17, Erica Wagner, “Kill your darlings”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 2:
      In Chapter 7, she has Victor Frankenstein describe his creation as “handsome”—PBS altered this to “beautiful”, which appears in the final text.

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Malay

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /piˈbies/ [piˈbi.es]

Proper noun

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PBS

  1. (Malaysian politics) Initialism of Parti Bersatu Sabah (United Sabah Party).

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