abs-
Multiple Entries:abs- ab-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
abs-/əbs/
▶prefix variant spelling of ab- before c, q, and t (as in abscond, abstain).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ab- /əb/ (also abs-)
▶prefix away; from: abdicate.
– origin from L.
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