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Ab

see synonyms of ab

Noun

1. ab, artium baccalaurens, ba, bachelor of arts

a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

2. ab, av

the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)

3. ab, abdominal, abdominal muscle

the muscles of the abdomen

4. ab, group ab, type ab

the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ab

see synonyms of ab
noun
a variant of Av
abbreviation for
1. Also: a.b.
able-bodied seaman
2. 
(in the US) Bachelor of Arts
3. 
(esp in postal addresses) Alberta (Canada)
symbol for
4. 
a human blood type of the ABO group, containing both the A antigen and the B antigen

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Ab

see synonyms of ab
noun
a blood type
see also ABO system
1. 
airman basic
2. 
Alberta (Canada)
3.  Baseball
(times) at bat
: also ab
4. 
Bachelor of Arts
: also A.B.
noun
the eleventh month of the Jewish year
see the Jewish calendar in the Reference Supplement

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ab

see synonyms of ab
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.
pref.
Away from: aboral.
pref.
Used to indicate an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb.
abbr.
1.
a. able-bodied seaman
b. able seaman
2. airman basic
3. Alberta
4. Latin Artium Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Arts)
n.
Variant of Av.
n.
Slang
An abdominal muscle: Sit-ups help strengthen the abs.
abbr.
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