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AB
| 1. | Nautical. able seaman. |
| 2. | airborne. |
| 3. | U.S. Air Force. Airman Basic. |
| 4. | Alberta, Canada (approved for postal use). |
| 5. | antiballistic; antiballistic missile. |
AB
Symbol, Physiology.
| a major blood group usually enabling a person whose blood is of this type to donate blood to persons of type AB and to receive blood from persons of type O, A, B, or AB. |
Compare ABO system.
Ab
ab.
| 1. | about. |
| 2. | Baseball. (times) at bat. |
A.B.
| 1. | Nautical. able seaman. |
| 2. | Bachelor of Arts. Origin: < NL, ML Artium Baccalaureus  |
| 3. | Baseball. (times) at bat. |
a.b.
Baseball.
| (times) at bat. |
abs
[abz] 
–plural noun Informal.
| abdominal muscles. |
Origin:
1980–85, Americanism; by shortening
1980–85, Americanism; by shortening
Av
[ahv, awv] –noun
| the eleventh month of the Jewish calendar. |
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| ab 1 (āb) n. Slang An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin. |
| ab 2 (āb) n. Slang An abdominal muscle. Often used in the plural. |
| Ab (äb, äv, ôv) n. Variant of Av. |
| AB 1 (ā'bē') n. One of the four major blood groups in the ABO system. Individuals with this blood group have both A and B antigens on the surface of their red blood cells, and no antibodies for A and B in their blood serum. |
| AB 2 abbr.
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| airman basic n.
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| Al·ber·ta (āl-bûr'tə) A province of western Canada between British Columbia and Saskatchewan. It joined the confederation in 1905. Wheat and cattle farming were the basis of the province's economy until the discovery of oil and natural gas in the early 1960s. Edmonton is the capital and Calgary is the largest city. Population: 3,290,000. Al·ber'tan adj. & n. |
| Av (äv, ôv) n. The 11th month of the year in the Jewish calendar. See Table at calendar. [Mishnaic Hebrew 'āb, from Akkadian abu, a month name (July/August).] |
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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.
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Language Translation for : ab
Spanish:
partir, salir,
German:
abgehen, ab-, *wegfahren,
Japanese:
出発する
Main Entry: ab
Pronunciation: 'ab
Function: noun
: ABDOMINAL —usually usedin plural
Main Entry: ab
Function: abbreviation
1 abort; abortion
2 about
Main Entry: AB
Function: abbreviation
1 aid to blind
2 [Latin artium baccalaureus] bachelor of arts
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Ab abbr.
antibody
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| ab Abkhazian |
| Ab antibody |
AB
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