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gab-

/ɡæb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
gab-
IPA
/ɡæb/
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Used to form names of gabamimetic agents.

Etymology

From GABA (“γ-aminobutyric acid”).

Inflected Forms

-gab- (alternative)

Homonyms

-gab-

Questions

How do you pronounce gab-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡæb/.
What does gab- mean?
Used to form names of gabamimetic agents.
Where does gab- come from?
From GABA (“γ-aminobutyric acid”).

How to pronounce gab-

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