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abs-

abs- is the alternative form of ab-.

Meaning of ab-

Prefix (1)

ab-

  1. (idiomatic) From.
    • ab- + sorb → absorb
  2. (idiomatic) Away from; outside of.
    • ab- + normal → abnormal

Prefix (2)

ab-

  1. Used in the names of certain units in the centimeter-gram-second system.
    • ab- + coulomb → abcoulomb

Forms of abs-

alternative forma-
alternative formab-

Origin of abs-

From ab (“away from”).

Questions about abs-

What is abs- the alternative form of?
Abs- is the alternative form of ab-.

Words near abs- in the dictionary

  1. Abrămuț
  2. abs
  3. ABS brake
  4. ABS brakes
  5. abs off
  6. abs-
  7. ABS-CBN
  8. abs.
  9. abs. feb.
  10. absail
  11. absailing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abs- (page history and authors); ab- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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