Definitions for ab-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Abɑb, ɑv(n.)
Category: Judaism
Ref: Av . 1
AB
airborne.
Category: Military
Airman Basic.
Category: Military
Alberta.
Category: Geography (places)
AB*
a major blood group.
Category: Physiology
Ref: Compare ABO system.
* Symbol..
ab-
a prefix occurring in verbs or verbal derivatives borrowed from Latin, where it meant “off, away”: abhor; abjure; abrade.
Category: Affix
Ref: Compare a-4, 11 4 abs-. 2
Origin of ab-:
< L, prefixal use of ab from, away; see of1
ab.
about.
A.B.
able-bodied seaman.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Bachelor of Arts.
Category: Education, Titles, Associations, Organizations
Origin of A.B.:
< NL, ML Artium Baccalaureus
Webster Dictionary
Ab-(u)
a prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6)
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