Definition for: ab-

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English

Etymology

• From latin ab- . See Indo-European root *apo- .
• ( physics ) abbreviation of absolute.

Prefix

ab-

1. away from: abnormal .
2. ( physics ) an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb .

References

• "ab-" in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition , Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• "ab-" in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1 , Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "ab-" in WordNet 2.0 , Princeton University, 2003.

Latin

Prefix

1. A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from , away , separating , or departure , as in ab duct, abs tract, abs cond. See a-.

German

Prefix

ab-

1. ( Old High German ) from.

   abfahren (depart from).

Other Translations for "ab-"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		ab-
Hex		e1 e2 2d
Pig Latin		ab-way

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