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Abbassid

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Ab·bas·sid  (-bsd, b-sd) also Ab·bas·side (-bsd, b-sd)
An Arabic dynasty (750-1258) that expanded the Muslim empire. It was named for al-Abbas (566?-652), paternal uncle of the prophet Muhammad.
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