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Merriam Webster'sprefix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin ab-, abs-, a-, from ab, a — more at of from Oxford Reference Dictionaryprefix off, away, from (abduct; abnormal; abuse). Etymology: F or L Webster's 1913 DictionaryAb- Ab- ([a^]b). [Latin prep., etymologically the same as E. of, off. See Of.] A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away, separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6). |