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

His ambitious slogan "Ab ki baar, 400 paar," aiming for more than 400 seats for his NDA alliance, may have backfired, with such a massive majority raising fears of constitutional changes among the poor.

From BBC

“Ab ki baar, 400 paar” went his party’s slogan — this time, 400 seats in the lower house of Parliament, a staggering majority.

From New York Times

More to the point, while loose, brushy, sometimes energetic paint-handling is on vibrant display, as it was in the Ab Ex heyday, the way he puts that technique to work is what matters most.

From Los Angeles Times

Ab InBev did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

From Seattle Times

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From The Verge