how to pronounce ab

/ˈæb/

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“… to this right it's AB it's a big deal …”

meanings of ab

noun:

Afterburner.
Artificial breeding.
Antiballistic.
An Ancient Egyptian amulet in the shape of a heart (<hiero>ib</hiero>).
Artium baccalaureus.
Abbreviation of abortion.
Abdominal muscle.
At bat.
Antibody.
In Egyptian belief, the heart and will and conscience of a person, especially that of the recently deceased which proceeds to the afterlife and is weighed as evidence during his or her judgement.
Abbreviation of Abbot.
The early stages of; the beginning process; the start.
A person with this blood type.
Airbase.
Airborne.
Aid to the blind.
Able seaman; able-bodied seaman.
An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.
A blood type of the ABO system that has both blood antigens and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB.