Ab

¹ American  

[ahb, ahv] / ɑb, ɑv /

noun

1. Av.

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AB ² American  

abbreviation

1. Nautical. able seaman.

2. airborne.

3. U.S. Air Force. Airman Basic.

4. Alberta, Canada (approved for postal use).

5. antiballistic; antiballistic missile.

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A.B. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Arts.

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Ab ⁴ American  

Symbol.

1. Chemistry. alabamine.

2. Immunology. antibody.

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AB ⁵ American  

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.

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A.B. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Nautical. able seaman.

2. Baseball. (times) at bat. Also a.b.

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ab- ⁷ American  

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

   abdicate; abolition.

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ab. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. about.

2. Baseball. (times) at bat.

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AB ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Also: a.b..  able-bodied seaman

2. (in the US) Bachelor of Arts

3. (esp in postal addresses) Alberta (Canada)

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symbol

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

Ab ² British  

/ æb /

noun

1. a variant of Av

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ab- ³ British  

prefix

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

   abnormal

   abaxial

   aboral

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ab- ⁴ British  

prefix

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

   abvolt

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Etymology

Origin of A.B.³

< New Latin, Medieval Latin Artium Baccalaureus

Origin of ab-⁷

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

Example Sentences

So it felt like Ab to Abby was a very cute jump.

From Salon

“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

"I always say to her, you'll change the world Ab. She's a unique kid."

From BBC

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