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English

Etymology 1
Abbreviation of term|abdominal term|muscles.

Noun
en-noun

1. informal abdominal muscle

Usage notes
More commonly used in the plural form term|abs.

Translations
trans-top|abdominal muscle
Finnish: t|fi|vatsalihas
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
Abbreviation of term|abscess.

Noun
en-noun

1. slang An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.

Translations
trans-top|an abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 3
Abbreviations, see definitions.

abbreviation
ab

1. abort or abortion
2. about

References
R:American Heritage 2000|ab
"ab" in Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 2002.
R:Dictionary.com|ab

German

Etymology
From OHG.|de term|ab|langgoh, from proto|Germanic|abha|langde.

Preposition
infl|de|preposition

1. Beginning at that time or location; from.

#: ab heute verfügbar (available from today on)

Derived terms
ab und zu

Category:2000 German basic words

Latin

Preposition
infl|la|preposition|also|a

1. of, from (takes object in ablative case).

References
Latin Dictionary, Lewis and Short, 1879.

Old High German

Etymology
From proto|Germanic|abha|lang=goh.

Preposition
infl|goh|preposition

1. of

Romani

Noun
infl|rom|noun|g=m

1. river

Turkish

Etymology
From Pers.|tr term|scfa-Arab|آب|langfa.

Noun
infl|tr|noun

1. water

Volapük

Conjunction
infl|vo|conjunction

1. but

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