AB

Definitions: AB

AB

Noun

1. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.

2. A bachelor's degree in arts and sciences.

3. The eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August).

Date "AB" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Computing	A&B A bit signaling procedure used in most T1 transmission facilities where one bit from every sixth frame of each of 24 T1 subchannels is used for carrying supervisory signaling. [What does it stand for? Is this the same as " bit robbing"?] (1997-05-05). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Literature	Ab Ab ovo. From the very beginning. Stasinos, in the epic poem called the Little Iliad, does not rush in medias res, but begins with the eggs of Leda, from one of which Helen was born. If Leda had not laid this egg, Helen would never have been born. If Helen had not been born, Paris could not have eloped with her. If Paris had not eloped with Helen, there would have been no Trojan War, etc. Ab ovo usque ad mala. From the first dish to the last. A Roman coena (dinner) consisted of three parts. The first course was the appetiser, and consisted chiefly of eggs, with stimulants; the second was the "dinner proper;" and the third the dessert, at which mala (i.e., all sorts of apples, pears, quinces, pomegranates, and so on) formed the most conspicuous part. - Hor. Sat. I. iii. 5. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

AB or Ab may stand for:

Ab or Av, a month in the Hebrew calendar
Ab, the Egyptian concept of the heart-soul
Aktiebolag (AB), a Swedish corporation
Alberta

Alternate meanings: see Ab (disambiguation)

Ab is the Egyptian concept of the heart-soul, the principle of seven souls believed to be carried in a life. It was believed to be a drop from the heart of the mother of a child at conception. It was typically portrayed as a person who is weighed by the goddess Maat after death. The other souls were aakhu, ba, ka, khaibut, khat, and ren. Ab is also the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year and the fifth month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian in origin and appeared in the Talmud around the 3rd century. This is the only month which is not named in the Bible. It is a summer month of 30 days.

Holidays in Av

Tisha B'Av - Av 9

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
AB	English	Anderson,Boyes and Co.Ltd	N/A
AB	French	Division de l'exploitation	Public Administration, Military & Defense
AB	German	Amplitudenbegrenzer	Electrical Engineering
ab	Italian	Abitanti	Building & Civil Engineering, Geography
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: AB

Synonyms: group AB (n), type AB (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Beginning	Begin at the beginning, begin ab ovo.
	Adverb: at the beginning, in the beginning; Noun: first, in the first place, imprimis, first and foremost; in limine; in the bud, in embryo, in its infancy; from the beginning, from its birth; ab initio, ab ovo, ab incunabilis, ab origine.
Completeness	Throughout; from first to last, from beginning to end, from end to end, from one end to the other, from Dan to Beersheba, from head to foot, from top to toe, from top to bottom, de fond en comble; a fond, a capite ad calcem, ab ovo usque ad mala, fore and aft; every, whit, every inch; cap-a-pie, to the end of the chapter; up to the brim, up to the ears, up to the eyes; as.. as can be.
Difficulty	Phrase: "ay there's the rub"; hic labor hoc opus; things are come to a pretty pass, ab inconvenienti; ad astra per aspera; acun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.
Exteriority	Adverb: externally; Adjective: out, with out, over, outwards, ab extra, out of doors; extra muros.
Feeling	Adverb: heart and soul, from the bottom of one's heart, ab imo pectore, at heart, con amore, heartily, devoutly, over head and ears, head over heels.
Interiority	Adverb: internally; Adjective: inwards, within, in, inly; here in, there in, where in; ab intra, withinside; in doors, within doors; at home, in the bosom of one's family.
Permanence	Undestroyed, unrepealed, unsuppressed; conservative, qualis ab incepto; prescriptive; (old); stationary.
Reasoning,	Phrase: ab actu ad posse valet consecutio; per troppo dibatter la verita si perde; troppo disputare la verita fa errare.
Uniformity	Phrase: ab uno disce omnes.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: AB

English words defined with "AB": A-, ab initio, ABO blood group system, ABO group, ABO system ♦ Circular function ♦ Distributive operation ♦ Fast of Ab ♦ group AB ♦ Inverse trigonometrical functions ♦ Ninth of Ab ♦ One-valued function ♦ type AB ♦ Vector addition. (references)

Specialty definitions using "AB": ab initio trainer, ABO Blood-Group System, Abracadabra, ABSTINENCE ♦ blood groups ♦ Cathedrals of the Old Foundation, Craig's theorem ♦ Extraordinary Session ♦ Federal Home Loan Bank Board Memorandum, Fracassus ♦ Gangliosidoses GM2 ♦ Hexameter Verse ♦ In Medias Res ♦ LEOPOLD, logical product, Lund Software House AB ♦ Marriages ♦ regulatory bulletin ♦ Sysdeco Mimer AB ♦ thrift bulletin, tish-ah b'ab, tish-ah b'av ♦ VAX ♦ Watling Street. (references)

Etymologies containing "AB": Abactor, Aberrate, Abhominal, Abjudicate, Abjunctive, Ablactate, Ablaqueate, Ablation, Ablaut, Abligate, Abligurition, Ablude, Abluent, Abnodate, Abnormous, Aboral, Abrenounce, Abreption, Abscess, Abscind, Absist, Absonant, Absonous, Abstemious, Absterge, Abstorted, Abstringe, Abstruse, Absume, Amanuensis, Aperient, Arace, Asportation, Averruncate, Avocate. (references)

Non-English Usage: "AB" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Afrikaan (abbot), German (as of, away, ex, from, off), Irish (abbot), Latin (after, as a result of, at, by, cause, ever since, from, out of, owing to, remote origin, since, upon), Scottish (or ab ab).

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Polizeiruf 110 - Blutgruppe AB (1972)

Wenn du küßt! Hut ab (1971)

Ab urbe condita (1965)

Die Post geht ab (1962)

Peter schießt den Vogel ab (1959)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Boras Wafveri AB: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) A Brand New World AB: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) AB Airlines Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) AB Angpanneforeningen (publ): International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) AB C F Berg & Co: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	5 Steps to A 5: Ap Calculus Ab (5 Steps to A 5 on the Ap Calculus Ab Exam, 1st Ed) (reference) Arco Master the Ap Calculus Ab & Bc Test 2002 : Teacher-Tested Strategies and Techniques for Scoring High (Master the Ap Calculus Ab & Bc Test, 2002) (reference) Barron's Ap Calculus Advanced Placement Examination : Review of Calculus Ab and Calculus Bc (6th Ed) (reference) Cliffsap Calculus Ab & Bc (reference) Cracking the Ap Calculus Ab & Bc Exams: 2002-2003 (Cracking the Ap. Calculus Ab & Bc Exams) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Ab (reference) Ab Europe (reference) Ab Imperio: Teoria I Istoriia Natsionalnostei I Natsionalizma V Postsovetskom Prostranstve (reference) Automotive Business - Ab International (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Basic Ab Workout For Dummies (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Please Please Me: The Parrots Live at Ab [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	15ft Hi-speed USB 2.0 Ab Cable (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Chirurgie, frontispice AB.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Surgical instruments and bandages] AB.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	[Equipment and surgical instruments] AB.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Eye maladies] AB.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	[Various surgical instruments and devices] AB.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Truss and bandages] AB.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	[Tumors in the breast] AB.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Lebensversicherung ab 50 Rappen: : [Life Insurance from 50 cents].Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Jos. Caius Medicus. / AB [monogram].Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Valentine Espich] / Jacob, ab Heÿden Caelavit.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	Nam tunc quamvis forte non ea mente id agit populo plane ut incommodet: tamen quia quod praecipuum est regiae dignitatis amifit, ut summus scilicet in regno secundum Deum sit, & solo Deo inferior, atque populum etiam totum ignorantem vel invitum, cujus libertatem sartam & tectam conservare debuit, in alterius gentis ditionem & potestatem dedidit; hac velut quadam regni ab alienatione effecit, ut nec quod ipse in regno imperium habuit retineat, nec in eum cui collatum voluit, juris quicquam transferat; atque ita eo facto liberum jam & suae potestatis populum relinquit, cujus rei exemplum unum annales Scotici suppeditant. (Second Treatise of Government)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Blood type. Your blood type (A, B, AB, or O) must match the donor's. (references)
		Two recently developed vaccines for cholera are licensed and available in other countries (Dukoral�, Biotec AB and Mutacol�, Berna). (references)
Business		Perstorp AB is a chemical group of firms producing a variety of specialty chemicals. (references)
		Daqing imported the technologies of emulsion grafting and bulk AB blending from Korea. (references)
		AGA AB is a major industrial and medical gas producer with approximately 10,896 employees. (references)
Economic History	Morocco	Taurus Oil AB of Sweden and Energy Africa Morocco signed three exploration permits for the Tiznit offshore area. (references)
	Venezuela	PDVSA also owns subsidiaries in Europe: PDV Europa is a 50-50 partner with VEBA Oel AG, a refining and distribution company in Germany, and a 50-50 partner with Neste Oy (Finland) in Swedish-based AB Nynas Petroleum. (references)
Trade	Sweden	However, they may have a new rival as two of the other largest banks, ForeningsSparbanken and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), have agreed upon a merger to form SEB Swedbank AB. The deal is pending EU approval. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	ABRACADABRA. By Abracadabra we signify An infinite number of things. 'Tis the answer to What? and How? and Why? And Whence? and Whither? -- a word whereby The Truth (with the comfort it brings) Is open to all who grope in night, Crying for Wisdom's holy light. Whether the word is a verb or a noun Is knowledge beyond my reach. I only know that 'tis handed down. From sage to sage, From age to age -- An immortal part of speech! Of an ancient man the tale is told That he lived to be ten centuries old, In a cave on a mountain side. (True, he finally died.) The fame of his wisdom filled the land, For his head was bald, and you'll understand His beard was long and white And his eyes uncommonly bright. Philosophers gathered from far and near To sit at his feat and hear and hear, Though he never was heard To utter a word But "Abracadabra, abracadab, Abracada, abracad, Abraca, abrac, abra, ab!" 'Twas all he had, 'Twas all they wanted to hear, and each Made copious notes of the mystical speech, Which they published next -- A trickle of text In the meadow of commentary. Mighty big books were these, In a number, as leaves of trees; In learning, remarkably -- very! He's dead, As I said, And the books of the sages have perished, But his wisdom is sacredly cherished. In Abracadabra it solemnly rings, Like an ancient bell that forever swings. O, I love to hear That word make clear Humanity's General Sense of Things. Jamrach Holobom
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"AB" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 42.92% of the time. "AB" is used about 226 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	42.92%	97	33,269
Unclassified Items	22.57%	51	47,619
Noun (singular)	17.7%	40	54,274
Lexical Verb (base form)	8.41%	19	80,337
Noun (common)	6.19%	14	93,893
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	2.21%	5	157,705
Total	100.00%	226	N/A

Country	Name	Country	Name
Finland	Birka Line Ab	France	AB Soft
Russian Federation	JSC AB Inkombank	Sweden	A Brand New World AB
United Kingdom	AB Airlines Plc
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Expressions using "AB": ab actu ad posse valet consecutio ♦ ab imo pectore ♦ ab inconvenienti ♦ ab incunabilis ♦ ab initio ♦ ab initio trainer ♦ ab origine ♦ ab ovo ♦ ab uno disce omnes ♦ begin ab ovo ♦ fast of Ab ♦ group AB ♦ Lund Software House AB ♦ Ninth of Ab ♦ qualis ab incepto ♦ Sysdeco Mimer AB ♦ type AB. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "AB": ab-bracket, ab-negative, ab-sent, ab-type, Ab-u-dah.
	Ending with "AB": Class-ab.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "AB"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		AB-serum (AB-serum), blodtype AB (blood-group AB), øvelsesfly til begyndere (ab initio trainer). (various references)

Dutch		trainingsvliegtuig voor beginners (ab initio trainer), lesvliegtuig voor beginners (ab initio trainer), bloedgroep AB (blood-group AB). (various references)

Farsi		پیشوندلاتین بمعنی دورازوازوجداءی . (various references)

Finnish		alkeiskoulutuskone (ab initio trainer). (various references)

French		sérum AB (AB-serum), intrusion ab initio (trespass ab initio), intrus ab initio (trespasser ab initio), groupe sanguin AB (blood-group AB), enseignement de base (ab initio trainer). (various references)

German		from; also adv: off, away. (various references)

Greek		απο- (ab-), αεροσκάφος αρχικής εκπαίδευσης (ab initio trainer), ομάδα αίματος AB (blood-group AB). (various references)

Hebrew		מבראשית (ab initio, ab ovo, from the beginning). (various references)

Italian		da (at, by, for, from, in, of, off, on, out, out of, over, since, the appropriate officer of the court shall bring the decision given on the application of the notice of the applicant, through, to, with). (various references)

Pig Latin		abay.(various references)

Portuguese		aeronave de treino básico (ab initio trainer), soro AB (AB-serum), grupo sanguíneo AB (blood-group AB). (various references)

Scottish		ab (or ab ab). (various references)

Spanish		prefijo que indica separacio/n. (various references)

Turkish		başlangıçtan (ab initio). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 35, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Anebh de o qeoV ap' autou ek tou topou ou elalhsen met' autou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et recessit ab eo
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And god departed fro him in the place where he talked with him.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And God went up from him, in the place where he talked with him.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Then God went up from him in the place where he had been talking with him.
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Language	Genesis Chapter 35, Verse 13
Bulgarian	Тогава Бог се възнесе от него, от мястото, гдето му говори.
Cebuano	Ug mipahawa ang Dios gikan kaniya sa dapit diin siya nakigsulti kaniya.
Chinese	神就從那與雅各說話的地方升上去了。
Croatian	A onda Bog ode od njega gore.
Danish	Derpå for Gud op fra ham på det Sted, hvor han havde talet med ham;
Dutch	Toen voer God van hem op in die plaats, waar Hij met hem gesproken had.
Finnish	Ja Jumala kohosi ylös hänen luotaan siitä paikasta, jossa hän oli häntä puhutellut.
French	Dieu s`éleva au-dessus de lui, dans le lieu où il lui avait parlé.
German	Also fuhr Gott auf von ihm von dem Ort, da er mit ihm geredet hatte.
Haitian Creole	Apre sa, Bondye kite l' kote li t'ap pale ak li a, li moute nan syèl.
Hungarian	És felméne õ tõle az Isten azon a helyen, a hol vele szólott vala.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Setelah itu Allah meninggalkan Yakub.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Lalu naiklah Allah dari padanya, dari tempat Ia berfirman kepada Yakub itu.
Italian	Dio scomparve da lui, nel luogo dove gli aveva parlato.
Korean	하 나 님 이 그 와 말 �"� 하 시 던 곳 에 서 그 를 � 나 올 라 가 시 �" 지 라
Maori	Na ka mawehe atu te Atua i a ia ki runga, i te wahi i korero ai ia ki a ia.
Modern Greek	Και ανεβη ο Θεος απ' αυτου, εκ του τοπου οπου ελαλησε μετ' αυτου.
Norwegian	Så fór Gud op fra ham på det sted hvor han hadde talt med ham.
Portuguese	E Deus subiu dele, do lugar onde lhe falara.
Rumanian	Dumnezeu S`a knqlyat dela el, kn locul unde ki vorbise.
Russian	й ЧПУЫЕМ ПФ ОЕЗП вПЗ У НЕУФБ, ОБ ЛПФПТПН ЗПЧПТЙМ ЕНХ.
Spanish	Dios se apartó de él, del lugar donde había hablado con él.
Swedish	Och Gud for upp från honom, på den plats där han hade talat med honom.
Thai	พระเจ้าเส�"็จขึ้นไปจากยาโคบ �" ที่ที่พระองค์ตรัสแก่เขา
Ukrainian	І вознісся Бог з-понад нього в місці, де з ним говорив.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "AB": aba, abaca, abacas, abaci, aback, abacterial, abacus, abacuses, abaft, abaka, abakas, abalone, abalones, abamp, abampere, abamperes, abamps, abandon, abandoned, abandoner, abandoners, abandoning, abandonment, abandonments, abandons, abapical, abas, abase, abased, abasedly, abasement, abasements, abaser, abasers, abases, abash, abashed, abashes, abashing, abashment, abashments, abasia, abasias, abasing, abatable, abate, abated, abatement, abatements, abater, abaters, abates, abating, abatis, abatises, abator, abators, abattis, abattises, abattoir, abattoirs, abaxial, abaxile, abba, abbacies, abbacy, abbas, abbatial, abbe, abbes, abbess, abbesses, abbey, abbeys, abbot, abbotcies, abbotcy, abbots, abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviates, abbreviating, abbreviation, abbreviations, abbreviator, abbreviators, abdicable, abdicate, abdicated, abdicates, abdicating, abdication, abdications, abdicator, abdicators, abdomen, abdomens, abdomina, abdominal, abdominally, abduce, abduced, abducens, abducent, abducentes, abduces, abducing, abduct, abducted, abductee, abductees, abducting, abduction, abductions, abductor, abductores, abductors, abducts, abeam, abecedarian, abecedarians, abed, abele, abeles, abelia, abelian, abelias, abelmosk, abelmosks, aberrance, aberrances, aberrancies, aberrancy, aberrant, aberrantly, aberrants, aberrated, aberration, aberrational, aberrations, abet, abetment, abetments, abets, abettal, abettals, abetted, abetter, abetters, abetting, abettor, abettors, abeyance, abeyances, abeyancies, abeyancy, abeyant, abfarad, abfarads, abhenries, abhenry, abhenrys, abhor, abhorred, abhorrence, abhorrences, abhorrent, abhorrently, abhorrer, abhorrers, abhorring, abhors, abidance, abidances, abide, abided, abider, abiders, abides, abiding, abidingly, abigail, abigails, abilities, ability, abiogeneses, abiogenesis, abiogenic, abiogenically, abiogenist, abiogenists, abiological, abioses, abiosis, abiotic, abiotically, abject, abjection, abjections, abjectly, abjectness, abjectnesses, abjuration, abjurations, abjure, abjured, abjurer, abjurers, abjures, abjuring, ablate, ablated, ablates, ablating, ablation, ablations, ablative, ablatively, ablatives, ablaut, ablauts, ablaze, able, ablegate, ablegates, abler, ables, ablest, ablings, ablins, abloom, abluent, abluents, ablush, abluted, ablution, ablutionary, ablutions, ably, abmho, abmhos, abnegate, abnegated, abnegates, abnegating, abnegation, abnegations, abnegator, abnegators, abnormal, abnormalities, abnormality, abnormally, abnormals, abo, aboard, abode, aboded, abodes, aboding, abohm, abohms, aboideau, aboideaus, aboideaux, aboil, aboiteau, aboiteaus, aboiteaux, abolish, abolishable, abolished, abolisher, abolishers, abolishes, abolishing, abolishment, abolishments, abolition, abolitionary, abolitionism, abolitionisms, abolitionist, abolitionists, abolitions, abolla, abollae, aboma, abomas, abomasa, abomasal, abomasi, abomasum, abomasus, abominable, abominably, abominate, abominated, abominates, abominating, abomination, abominations, abominator, abominators, aboon, aboral, aborally, aboriginal, aboriginally, aboriginals, aborigine, aborigines, aborning, abort, aborted, aborter, aborters, abortifacient, abortifacients, aborting, abortion, abortionist, abortionists, abortions, abortive, abortively, abortiveness, abortivenesses, aborts, abos, abought, aboulia, aboulias, aboulic, abound, abounded, abounding, abounds, about, above, aboveboard, aboveground, aboves, abracadabra, abracadabras, abrachia, abrachias, abradable, abradant, abradants, abrade, abraded, abrader, abraders, abrades, abrading, abrasion, abrasions, abrasive, abrasively, abrasiveness, abrasivenesses, abrasives, abreact, abreacted, abreacting, abreaction, abreactions, abreacts, abreast, abri, abridge, abridged, abridgement, abridgements, abridger, abridgers, abridges, abridging, abridgment, abridgments, abris, abroach, abroad, abrogate, abrogated, abrogates, abrogating, abrogation, abrogations, abrosia, abrosias, abrupt, abrupter, abruptest, abruption, abruptions, abruptly, abruptness, abruptnesses, abs. (additional references)
	Words ending with "AB": backstab, bafflegab, baobab, blab, cab, confab, crab, dab, drab, flab, gab, grab, jab, kab, kabab, kebab, lab, landgrab, liblab, mihrab, minicab, minilab, nab, nawab, pedicab, prefab, rehab, sab, sanddab, scab, scarab, serdab, slab, squab, stab, swab, tab, taxicab, wab. (additional references)
	Words containing "AB": acceptabilities, acceptability, acceptable, acceptableness, acceptablenesses, acceptably, accomplishable, accountabilities, accountability, accountable, accountableness, accountablenesses, accountably, accreditable, accruable, acetabula, acetabular, acetabulum, acetabulums, achievable, acquirable, actabilities, actability, actable, actionable, actionably, adaptabilities, adaptability, adaptable, addable, addressabilities, addressability, addressable, adiabatic, adiabatically, adjustabilities, adjustability, adjustable, administrable, admirabilities, admirability, admirable, admirableness, admirablenesses, admirably, adoptabilities, adoptability, adoptable, adorabilities, adorability, adorable, adorableness, adorablenesses, adorably, adsorbable, advisabilities, advisability, advisable, advisableness, advisablenesses, advisably, affabilities, affability, affable, affably, affectabilities, affectability, affectable, affirmable, affixable, affordabilities, affordability, affordable, affordably, agglutinabilities, agglutinability, agglutinable, agitable, agreeabilities, agreeability, agreeable, agreeableness, agreeablenesses, agreeably, alabaster, alabasters, alabastrine, alienabilities, alienability, alienable, alliable, allocable, allocatable, allowable, allowably, alphabet, alphabeted, alphabetic, alphabetical, alphabetically, alphabeting, alphabetization, alphabetizations, alphabetize, alphabetized, alphabetizer, alphabetizers, alphabetizes, alphabetizing, alphabets, alterabilities, alterability, alterable, alterably, amenabilities, amenability, amenable, amenably, amendable, amerciable, amiabilities, amiability, amiable, amiableness, amiablenesses, amiably, amicabilities, amicability, amicable, amicableness, amicablenesses, amicably, amortizable, amusable, anabaena, anabaenas, anabaptism, anabaptisms, anabas, anabases, anabasis, anabatic, anableps, anablepses, anabolic, anabolism, anabolisms, analphabet, analphabetic, analphabetics, analphabetism, analphabetisms, analphabets, analyzabilities, analyzability, analyzable, answerable, antiabortion, antiabortionist, antiabortionists, anticipatable, antidiabetic, antidiabetics, antiestablishment, antifashionable, antilabor, antimetabolic, antimetabolics, antimetabolite, antimetabolites, antirabies, appealabilities, appealability, appealable, appeasable, applaudable, applaudably, applicabilities, applicability, applicable, apportionable, appreciable, appreciably, approachabilities, approachability, approachable, appropriable, approvable, approvably, arabesk, arabesks, arabesque, arabesques, arabic, arabica, arabicas, arabicization, arabicizations, arabicize, arabicized, arabicizes, arabicizing, arabilities, arability, arabinose, arabinoses, arabinoside, arabinosides, arabize, arabized, arabizes, arabizing, arable, arables, arbitrable, arguable, arguably, articulable, ascendable, ascertainable, ascribable, assailable, assessable, assignabilities, assignability, assignable, assimilabilities, assimilability, assimilable, assumabilities, assumability, assumable, assumably, astrolabe, astrolabes, atabal, atabals, atonable, atrabilious, atrabiliousness, atrabiliousnesses, attaboy, attachable, attainabilities, attainability, attainable, attemptable, attributable, auditable, automatable, availabilities, availability, available, availableness, availablenesses, availably, avoidable, avoidably, avowable, avowably, awardable, baba, babas, babassu, babassus, babbitt, babbitted, babbitting, babbitts, babble, babbled, babblement, babblements, babbler, babblers, babbles, babbling, babblings, babe, babel, babels, babes, babesia, babesias, babesioses, babesiosis, babiche, babiches, babied, babies, babirusa, babirusas, babka, babkas, baboo, babool, babools, baboon, baboons, baboos, babu, babul, babuls, babus, babushka, babushkas, baby, babyhood, babyhoods, babying, babyish, babysat, babysit, babysits, babysitter, babysitters, babysitting, backstabbed, backstabber, backstabbers, backstabbing, backstabbings, backstabs, bafflegabs, bailable, bankabilities, bankability, bankable, baobabs, barrable, bearabilities, bearability, bearable, bearably, beatable, bedabble, bedabbled, bedabbles, bedabbling, beddable, bejabers, belabor, belabored, belaboring, belabors, belabour, belaboured, belabouring, belabours, believabilities, believability, believable, believably, bendable, biddabilities, biddability, biddable, biddably, bilabial, bilabials, bilabiate, billable, billabong, billabongs, bindable, bioavailabilities, bioavailability, bioavailable, biodegradabilities, biodegradability, biodegradable, bitable, biteable, blabbed, blabber, blabbered, blabbering, blabbermouth, blabbermouths, blabbers, blabbing, blabby, blabs, blamable, blamably, bleachable, boatable, boilable, bondable, bonnyclabber, bonnyclabbers, bookable, bootable, bouillabaisse, bouillabaisses, brabble, brabbled, brabbler, brabblers, brabbles, brabbling. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "AB" (pronounced a"b or ā"bē")
2	a" b	cab, crab, dab, drab, flab, gab, grab, jab, lab, Nab, prefab, scab, slab, stab, tab.
2	-b ē"	be, bee.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: ba.
	Words containing the letters "a-b"
	+1 letter: aba, abo, abs, aby, alb, arb, baa, bad, bag, bah, bal, bam, ban, bap, bar, bas, bat, bay, boa, bra, cab, dab, gab, jab, kab, lab, nab, sab, tab, wab.
	+2 letters: abas, abba, abbe, abed, abet, able, ably, abos, abri, abut, abye, abys, alba, albs, ambo, arbs, baal, baas, baba, babe, babu, baby, bach, back, bade, bads, baff, bags, baht, bail, bait, bake, bald, bale, balk, ball, balm, bals, bams, band, bane, bang, bani, bank, bans, baps, barb, bard, bare, barf, bark, barm, barn, bars, base, bash, bask, bass, bast, bate, bath, bats, batt, baud, bawd, bawl, bays, bead, beak, beam, bean, bear, beat, beau, bema, beta, bias, bima, blab, blae, blah, blam, blat, blaw, boar, boas, boat, bola, bora, bota, brad, brae, brag, bran, bras, brat, braw, bray, bura, cabs, carb, crab, dabs, darb, daub, drab, flab, gabs, gaby, gamb, garb, grab, habu, iamb, isba, jabs, jamb, juba, kabs, kbar, labs, lamb, mabe, nabe, nabs, obia, sabe, sabs, scab, slab, stab, suba, swab, tabs, tabu, tuba, wabs.
	+3 letters: abaca, abaci, aback, abaft, abaka, abamp, abase, abash, abate, abbas, abbes, abbey, abbot, abeam, abele, abets, abhor, abide, abler, ables, abmho, abode, abohm, aboil, aboma, aboon, abort, about, above, abris, abuse, abuts, abuzz, abyes, abysm, abyss, acerb, adobe, adobo, albas, album, alibi, amber, ambit, amble, ambos, ambry, ameba, arbor, ardeb, baaed, baals, babas, babel, babes, babka, baboo, babul, babus, bacca, backs, bacon, baddy, badge, badly, baffs, baffy, bagel, baggy, bahts, bails, bairn, baith, baits, baiza, baize, baked, baker, bakes, balas, balds, baldy, baled, baler, bales, balks, balky, balls, bally, balms, balmy, balsa, banal, banco, bands, bandy, baned, banes, bangs, banjo, banks, banns, banty, barbe, barbs, barde, bards, bared, barer, bares, barfs, barge, baric, barks, barky, barms, barmy, barns, barny, baron, barre, barye, basal, based, baser, bases, basic, basil, basin, basis, basks, bassi, basso, bassy, baste, basts, batch, bated, bates, bathe, baths, batik, baton, batts, battu, batty, bauds, baulk, bawds, bawdy, bawls, bawty, bayed, bayou, bazar, bazoo, beach, beads, beady, beaks, beaky, beams, beamy, beano, beans, beard, bears, beast, beats, beaus, beaut, beaux, becap, began, begat, belay, belga, bemas, betas, betta, bhang, biali, bialy, bimah, bimas, binal, biota, blabs, black, blade, blahs, blain, blame, blams, bland, blank, blare, blase, blast, blate, blats, blawn, blaws, blaze, bleak, blear, bleat, bloat, board, boars, boart, boast, boats, bogan, bohea, bolar, bolas, boral, boras, borax, botas, boyar, boyla, brace, brach, bract, brads, braes, brags, braid, brail, brain, brake, braky, brand, brank, brans, brant, brash, brass, brats, brava, brave, bravi, bravo, brawl, brawn, braws, braxy, brays, braza, braze, bread, break, bream, briar, broad, bubal, bulla, bunya, buran, buras, bursa, bwana, bylaw, byway, cabal, cabby, caber, cabin, cable, cabob, carbo, carbs, carob, ceiba, cobia, cobra, crabs, darbs, daube, daubs, dauby, debar, dobla, dobra, drabs, embar, embay, fable, flabs, gabby, gable, gamba, gambe, gambs, garbs, gleba, goban, grabs, habit, habus, iambi, iambs, isbas, jabot, jambe, jambs, jubas, kabab, kabar, kabob, kbars, kebab, kebar, kibla, label, labia, labor, labra, lambs, lamby, libra, limba, lobar, mabes, mamba, mambo, maybe, mbira, nabes, nabis, nabob, nawab, nubia, obeah, obias, pibal, rabat, rabbi, rabic, rabid, rebar, rehab, rumba, sabed, saber, sabes, sabin, sabir, sable, sabot, sabra, sabre, sahib, samba, sambo, scabs, scuba, slabs, squab, stabs, subah, subas, swabs, tabby, taber, tabes, tabid, tabla, table, taboo, tabor, tabun, tabus, tibia, tsuba, tubae, tubal, tubas, umbra, unban, unbar, urban, urbia, yerba, zebra.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 42

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.- -...

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01000010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#66

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0042

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
ab exercise	1,114
ab workout	978
ab	736
ab workouts	707
ab roller	585
ab swing	522
ab doer	495
ab machine	377
ab dl	180
ab exercise equipment	154
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

AB

Definitions: AB

AB

Noun

Specialty Definitions: AB

Specialty Definition: AB

Abbreviations & Acronyms: AB

AB

AB

AB

ab

Synonyms: AB

Synonyms within Context: AB

Beginning

Completeness

Difficulty

Exteriority

Feeling

Interiority

Permanence

Reasoning,

Uniformity

Crosswords: AB

Modern Usage: AB

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: AB

References

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

High Tech

Image Slideshow: AB

Illustrations:AB

Photo Album: AB

Historic Usage: AB

John Locke

Non-Fiction Usage: AB

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Usage Frequency: AB

Usage in Company Names: AB

Birka Line Ab

AB Soft

JSC AB Inkombank

A Brand New World AB

AB Airlines Plc

Expression: AB

Frequency of Internet Keywords: AB

ab exercise

ab workout

ab

ab workouts

ab roller

ab swing

ab doer

ab machine

ab dl

ab exercise equipment

Modern Translations: AB

Danish

Dutch

Farsi

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hebrew

Italian

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Scottish

Spanish

Turkish

Bible Trace: AB

Matched Bible Translations: AB

Derivations: AB

Derivations

Rhyming with "AB"

Anagrams: AB

Illustrations:
AB