Meaning of AB | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Abbreviation of Alberta: a province of Canada.
   abbreviation, alt-of
2. Initialism of able seaman or able-bodied seaman.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
3. Clipping of abdominal muscle .
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
4. An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.
   slang
5. Abbreviation of abortion.
   abbreviation, alt-of
6. The early stages of; the beginning process; the start.
   US
7. Symbol for antibody.
   alt-of, symbol
8. Av.
   Judaism
9. A diminutive of the male given name Abner, from Hebrew, occasionally used as a formal given name.
10. In Egyptian belief, the heart and will and conscience of a person, especially that of the recently deceased which proceeds to the afterlife and is weighed as evidence during his or her judgement.
    dated
11. Abbreviation of Abbot.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
12. Initialism of Artium baccalaureus.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
13. Initialism of afterburner.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
14. An Ancient Egyptian amulet in the shape of a heart (ib).
    dated
15. Initialism of Aryan Brotherhood, a US white supremacist, neo-Nazi prison gang and crime syndicate.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
16. Initialism of aid to the blind.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
17. Initialism of Anheuser-Busch.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
18. Initialism of airbase.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
19. Abbreviation of alkylbenzene.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
20. Initialism of antibody.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
21. Initialism of artificial breeding.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
22. Initialism of assembly bill.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
23. A blood type of the ABO system that has both blood antigens and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB.
    countable, uncountable
24. A person with this blood type.
    countable
25. Initialism of adult baby.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
26. Initialism of asymmetric bars.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
27. A halal snack pack consisting of doner meat topped with chips, tomato sauce, chilli sauce, barbecue sauce, and garlic sauce.
    Australia, countable

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Examples

“The bikinied models in most of the ESPN2 shows have abs. Many of the malnourished bikinied models in the commercials have visible rib cages. How did the two get conflated into a shared vision of beauty?”

“When possible, do your ab workout on a day when you're not training a major muscle group […] .”

“Shares of AB InBev (BUD) soared nearly 6% after the Budweiser, Bud Light and Stella Artois owner reported solid sales and earnings.”

“In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— A.B. means an able-bodied seaman […]”

“AB-89 would have required that participation in sex-segregated California school programs, athletic teams, and facility use be based on a pupil’s sex, not gender identity.”

“Well, he appears to be an AB. You know, an adult baby. It's a fetish in which the baby is taken care of in every way by a mommy or a daddy.”

“The Book of Lamentations is chanted in the synagogue on the ninth of Ab.”

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