"ab-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Latin ab-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”) (English off, of). See Proto-Indo-European *apo-. Doublet of apo- and off-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ab-}} Latin ab-, {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂epo||off, away}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”), {{cog|en|off}} English off, {{m|en|of}} of, {{cog|ine-pro|*apo-}} Proto-Indo-European *apo-, {{doublet|en|apo-|off-}} Doublet of apo- and off- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ab-, {{en-prefix}} ab-
  1. (non-productive) From. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ab--en-prefix-J~6gVo2A
  2. (non-productive) Away from; outside of. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (away from): out-, off-, apo-, de-, away, off
    Sense id: en-ab--en-prefix-yOb7G9vw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 57 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 57 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 61 24 Disambiguation of 'away from': 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a- (english: found if the root word started with m, p, or v), abs- (english: found if the root word started with c or t)
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: Abbreviation of absolute. Etymology templates: {{m|en|absolute}} absolute Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ab-, {{en-prefix}} ab-
  1. (physics) A unit of electromagnetic charge in the centimeter-gram-second system: the abcoulomb. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-ab--en-prefix-YMgDG-jp Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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