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ABBA

\ˈabə], \ˈabə], \ˈa_b_ə]\

Definitions of ABBA

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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In Chaldee and Syriac, a father.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Father (in Chaldee).

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

In the Chaldee and Syriae, a father; figuratively, an ecelesiastical superior.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A father; a name given in the East to church dignitaries-hence baba, papa, pope.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. A syriac word meaning father, used to denote a religious superior.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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