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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ab-

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
ab-
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

From.

prefix

Away from; outside of.

prefix

Used in the names of certain units in the centimeter-gram-second system.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ab-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”) (English off, of). Doublet of apo- and off-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

a- (alternative) abs- (alternative)

Synonyms

out- off- apo- de- away off

Questions

What does ab- mean?
From.
Where does ab- come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

How to pronounce ab-

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