Ab

¹

[ ahb, ahv ]

noun

1. Av.

AB

²

abbreviation for

1. Nautical. able seaman.
2. airborne.
3. U.S. Air Force. Airman Basic.
4. Alberta, Canada (approved for postal use).
5. antiballistic; antiballistic missile.

A.B.

³

abbreviation for

1. Bachelor of Arts.

Ab

⁴

Symbol.

1. Chemistry. alabamine.
2. Immunology. antibody.

AB

⁵

Symbol, Physiology.

1. a major blood group usually enabling a person whose blood is of this type to donate blood to persons of type AB and to receive blood from persons of type O, A, B, or AB.

A.B.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Nautical. able seaman.
2. Baseball. (times) at bat. Also a.b.

ab-

⁷

1. a formal element occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “away from”:

   abdicate; abolition.

ab.

⁸

abbreviation for

1. about.
2. Baseball. (times) at bat.

ab-

¹

prefix

1. away from; off; outside of; opposite to

   abaxial

   abnormal

   aboral

AB

²

abbreviation for

1. Alsoa.b. able-bodied seaman
2. (in the US) Bachelor of Arts
3. (esp in postal addresses) Alberta (Canada)

symbol for

1. a human blood type of the ABO group, containing both the A antigen and the B antigen

ab-

³

prefix

1. denoting a cgs unit of measurement in the electromagnetic system

   abvolt

Ab

⁴

/ æb /

noun

1. a variant of Av

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ab¹

< New Latin, Medieval Latin Artium Baccalaureus

Origin of Ab²

< Latin ab (preposition and prefix) from, away, cognate with Greek apó, Sanskrit ápa, German ab, English of ¹, off

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ab¹

from Latin ab away from

Origin of Ab²

abstracted from absolute

Example Sentences

“The California Department of Justice has been and will continue to vigorously defend AB 2655 in court,” a spokesperson for Bonta said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Regardless, AB 1494 is the law of the land, so feel free to take as many selfies as you please — with this caveat.

From Los Angeles Times

Furthermore, the England skipper's teenage idol, South Africa great AB de Villiers, also played much of his career as a wicketkeeper, but kept in only three of his last 78 matches and averaged 65.

From BBC

AB 3021 aimed to stop law enforcement investigators from questioning the families of people killed by police before revealing that their loved one is dead.

From Los Angeles Times

Robert Herrell of the Consumer Federation of California, which sponsored the state law, welcomed the FTC rule but noted that AB 2863 goes further.

From Los Angeles Times