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ab-

 
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a formal element occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “away from”: abdicate; abolition.
Also, a-, abs-.

Origin:
< L ab (prep. and prefix) from, away, c. Gk apó, Skt ápa, G ab, E of 1 , off
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ab- 1  
pref.  Away from: aboral.

[Latin; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
ab- 2  
pref.  Used to indicate an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb.

[From absolute.]
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ab- 1
pref.
Away from: abaxial.

ab- 2
pref.
Used to indicate an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb.

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