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abbé
[ a-bey, ab-ey; French a-bey ]
noun
, plural ab·bés [a-, beyz, ab, -eyz, a, -, bey].
- (especially in France)
- a member of the secular clergy.
- a title of respect for any ecclesiastic or clergyman.
abbé
1/ abe; ˈæbeɪ /
noun
- a French abbot
- a title used in addressing any other French cleric, such as a priest
Abbe
2/ ˈaːbə; ˈæbɪ /
noun
- AbbeErnst18401905MGermanSCIENCE: physicist Ernst. 1840–1905, German physicist, noted for his work in optics and the microscope condenser known as the Abbe condenser
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