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fab¹
- /fæb/
Rhymes with -æb
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti
Proto-Italic *fāōr
Latin for, fā-
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.
Latin -bula
Latin fābula
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?
Old Latin -ōssus
Latin -ōsus
Latin fābulōsusder.
Middle English fabulous
English fabulousclip.
English fab
From fabulous, by shortening.
adjective fabber · fabbest
- Fabulous (great or spectacular).
fab²
- /fæb/
Rhymes with -æb
Where it comes from
From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening.
noun fabs
- A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips. The chip fab will double its production next year.
verb fabs · fabbing · fabbed
- To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products.
Fab³
- /fæb/
Rhymes with -æb
Where it comes from
From fab.
noun Fabs
- A member of The Beatles.
Fab⁴
- /fæb/
Rhymes with -æb
Where it comes from
Abbreviation
noun Fabs
- Abbreviation of fragment antigen-binding.fragment antigen-binding
FAB⁵
Where it comes from
Coined by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson for the TV series Thunderbirds (1965-1966), from fab,
clipping of fabulous.
interjection F.A.B. · F. A. B. · F-A-B · F.-A.-B.
- Used to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood. "Okay, FAB. Over and out."
FAB⁶
Where it comes from
Abbreviation.
noun FABs
- Abbreviation of frontal assessment battery.frontal assessment battery
- Abbreviation of French–American–British classification.French–American–British classification
- Abbreviation of fast atom bombardment.fast atom bombardment
adjective
- Abbreviation of French–American–British.French–American–British
proper noun
- Initialism of Freeport Area of Bataan.Freeport Area of Bataan
