AB

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AB1
noun the human blood type (in the ABO system) containing both the A and B antigens.



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AB2
abbreviation
  • 1 able seaman.
  • 2 Alberta (in official postal use).
  • 3 US Bachelor of Arts. [from L. Artium Baccalaureus.]

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Ab1 (also Av)
noun (in the Jewish calendar) the eleventh month of the civil and fifth of the religious year, usually coinciding with parts of July and August.
– origin from Heb. 'āḇ.



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Ab2
abbreviation Biology antibody.

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ab/ab/
noun informal an abdominal muscle.

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ab- /əb/ (also abs-)
prefix away; from: abdicate.
– origin from L.
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