Define the word AB"Ab-" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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).
[1913 Webster]
"Ab" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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.
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"AB" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
AB
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B
antigens [syn: type AB, group AB]
2: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Bachelor of Arts, BA, Artium Baccalaurens]
3: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the
ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and
August) [syn: Av]
4: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: abdominal, abdominal muscle]
"ab" foldoc "The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)"
A&B
A bit signaling procedure used in most T1
transmission facilities where one bit from every sixth frame
of each of 24 T1 subchannels is used for carrying
supervisory signaling.
[What does it stand for? Is this the same as "bit robbing"?]
(1997-05-05)
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