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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ab- /əb/ (also abs-)

▶prefix away; from: abdicate.

– origin from L.

'ab-' also found in these Oxford entries:

AB - AB - Ab - Ab - ab - abdicate - abhor - ab initio - abject - abjure - ablaut - ablution - abnegate - abomasum - abominable - aborigine - abort - ABO system - abound - ab ovo - abrade - abrogate - abrupt - abs- - abscess - abscission - abscond - abseil - absent - absolve - absorb - abstain - abstemious - abstract - abstruse - abuse - advance - AUC - Av - avaunt - avert - distributive - julep - scalar product - universal recipient

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