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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ab-

/(ăb)/ · IPA
01 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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    A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6). See: A-