ab
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Abbreviation
ab
[edit] Synonyms
- abk (ISO 639-3)
[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
Abbreviation of abdominal muscles.
[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
ab (plural abs)
[edit] Usage notes
More commonly used in the plural form abs.
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[edit] Etymology 2
Abbreviation of abscess.
[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
ab (plural abs)
[edit] Translations
an abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug
[edit] Etymology 3
Abbreviations, see definitions.
[edit] Abbreviation
ab
[edit] References
- “ab” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- "ab" in Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 2002.
- “ab” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Aynu
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
ab
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Preposition
ab
[edit] Danish
[edit] Verb
ab
- Imperative of abe.
[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
From Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *abha.
[edit] Preposition
ab
- Beginning at that time or location; from.
- ab heute verfügbar (available from today on)
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Preposition
ab (also a)
- of, from (takes object in ablative case).
[edit] References
- Latin Dictionary, Lewis and Short, 1879.
[edit] Old High German
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *abha.
[edit] Preposition
ab
[edit] Old Irish
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *abon- (cf. Welsh afon) < Proto-Indo-European *h₂eb- (“‘water’”).
[edit] Noun
ab n.
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[edit] Pumpokol
[edit] Noun
ab
[edit] Romani
[edit] Noun
ab m. (plural ab)
[edit] Turkish
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
ab
[edit] Volapük
[edit] Conjunction
ab
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