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Abbasid
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Ab·bas·id       [uh-bas-id, ab-uh-sid] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a member of a dynasty of caliphs ruling at Baghdad, a.d. 750–1258, governing most of the Islamic world and claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad.
Also, Ab·bas·sid, Ab·bas·side       [uh-bas-ahyd, ab-uh-sahyd] Pronunciation Key.

[Origin: < Ar (al-)ʿabbās + -id1]
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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