4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: A&BA {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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