ab-

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Prefix 1.3 References 2 German 2.1 Prefix 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.1.2 Antonyms 2.1.3 Derived terms 2.1.4 See also 3 Latin 3.1 Alternative forms 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Prefix

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

• From latin ab-. See Proto-Indo-European *apo-.
• (physics) abbreviation of absolute.

[edit] Prefix

ab-

1. away from: abnormal.
2. (physics) an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb.

[edit] References

• “ab-” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “ab-” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "ab-" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.

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[edit] German

[edit] Prefix

ab-

1. Separable verb prefix, from.

   abfahren (depart from).

2. Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off.
3. Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, down.

[edit] Synonyms

• (off): aus-
• (down): hinab-, herab-, runter-, herunter-, hinunter-

[edit] Antonyms

• (on): an-
• (up): auf-, rauf-, hinauf-, herauf-

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] See also

• ab

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative forms

• a-; abs-

[edit] Etymology

From ab (“‘away from’”)

[edit] Prefix

ab-

1. A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away, separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See a-.