Ab-

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:34:36

Ab- (#). [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).

 

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