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Ab⋅bas⋅id

  [uh-bas-id, ab-uh-sid]
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–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] .

Origin:
< Ar (al-)ʿabbās + -id 1
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Ab·bas·sid   (ə-bās'ĭd', āb'ə-sĭd')   
An Arabic dynasty (750-1258) that expanded the Muslim empire. It was named for al-Abbas (566?-652), paternal uncle of the prophet Muhammad.
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