ab-

ab-

(word root) away, from

Examples of words with the root ab-: abnormal, abduct

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ab- ¹

pref.

Away from: aboral.

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[Latin; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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ab- ²

pref.

Used to indicate an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb.

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[From absolute.]

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ab-

prefix

away from; off; outside of; opposite to: abnormal; abaxial; aboral.

[from Latin ab away from]

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ab-

prefix

(Units) denoting a cgs unit of measurement in the electromagnetic system: abvolt.

[abstracted from absolute]

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Ab

(ɑb, ɑv)

n.

Av.

AB

1. airborne.

2. Airman Basic.

3. Alberta.

AB

Symbol.

a major blood group. Compare ABO system.

ab-

a prefix occurring in verbs or verbal derivatives borrowed from Latin, where it meant “off, away”: abhor; abjure; abrade. Compare a- ⁴, abs-.

[< Latin, prefixal use of ab from, away; see of¹]

ab.

about.

A.B.

1. able-bodied seaman.

2. Bachelor of Arts.

[< New Latin, Medieval Latin Artium Baccalaureus]

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