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ab-^¹

Where it comes from

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

prefix a- · abs-

idiomatic, morpheme From. ab- + sorb → absorb
idiomatic, morpheme Away from; outside of. ab- + normal → abnormal

Similar: out-, off-, apo-, de-, away, off

ab-^²

prefix

morpheme Used in the names of certain units in the centimeter-gram-second system. ab- + coulomb → abcoulomb

Thesaurus

prefix

Similar: out-, off-, apo-, de-, away, off

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"ab-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ab-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ab-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ab-

Chicago

"ab-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ab-.

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@misc{ab_2026,
  title = {ab-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ab-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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