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ubi

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ubi 
"place, location, position," 1614, common in Eng. c.1640-1740. from L. ubi "where," ult. from PIE *kwo-bhi- (cf. Skt. kuha, O.C.S. kude "where"), locative case of pronomial base *kwo-. Ubi sunt, lit. "where are" (1914), in ref. to lamentations for the mutability of things is from a phrase used in certain M.L. Christian works.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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UBI
United Bar Code Industries
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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