Ab- \Ab-\ ([a^]b). [Latin prep., etymologically the same as E.
of, off. See Of.]
A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from,
away, separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract,
abscond. See A-(6).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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