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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AB, In English names, is an abbreviation of Abbey or Abbot.
AB, a prefix to words of Latin origin, and a Latin preposition, as in abscond, written in ancient Latin af. It denotes from, separating or departure.
AB, The Hebrew name of Father.
AB, The eleventh month of the Jewish civil year, and fifth of the ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of July, and a part of August.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Bachelor of Arts, BA, Artium Baccalaurens, AB]
2: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) [syn: Ab, Av]
3: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab]
4: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens [syn: AB, type AB, group AB]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Hebrew ?bh Date: circa 1771 the 11th month of the civil year or the 5th month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar — see month table

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 1927 the one of the four ABO blood groups characterized by the presence of antigens designated by the letters A and B and by the absence of antibodies against these antigens II. abbreviation 1. able-bodied seaman 2. airborne 3. airman basic 4. Alberta 5. [New Latin artium baccalaureus] bachelor of arts

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 1982 an abdominal muscle — usually used in plural II. abbreviation about

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. a human blood type of the ABO system. 2. abbr. 1 able rating or seaman. 2 US Bachelor of Arts. Etymology: sense 1 f. able-bodied; sense 2 f. L Artium Baccalaureus

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ab Ab ([a^]b), n. [Of Syriac origin.] The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation, coinciding nearly with August. --W. Smith.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(ABs) In some American universities, an AB is the same as a BA. N-COUNT

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

('abh, the Hebrew and Aramaic word for "father"): It is a very common word in the Old Testament; this article notes only certain uses of it. It is used both in the singular and in the plural to denote a grandfather or more remote ancestors (e.g. Jer 35:16,15). The father of a people or tribe is its founder, not, as is frequently assumed, its progenitor. In this sense Abraham is father to the Israelites (see, for example, Ge 17:11-14,27), Isaac and Jacob and the heads of families being fathers in the same modified sense. The cases of Ishmael, Moab, etc., are similar. The traditional originator of a craft is the father of those who practice the craft (e.g. Ge 4:20,21,22). Sennacherib uses the term "my fathers" of his predecessors on the throne of Assyria, though these were not his ancestors (2Ki 19:12). The term is used to express worth and affection irrespective of blood relation (e.g. 2Ki 13:14). A ruler or leader is spoken of as a father. God is father. A frequent use of the word is that in the composition of proper names, e.g. Abinadab, "my father is noble." See ABI.

The Aramaic word in its definite form is used three times in the New Testament (Mr 4:6), the phrase being in each case "Abba Father," addressed to God. In this phrase the word "Father" is added, apparently, not as a mere translation, nor to indicate that Abba is thought of as a proper name of Deity, but as a term of pleading and of endearment. See also ABBA.

Willis J. Beecher

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