abs

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See also: Abs, ABs, ABS, abs., Abs., ABŞ, A♭s, and abs-

Translingual

Symbol

abs

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ambonese Malay.

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æbz/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -æbz

Adjective

abs

  1. Abbreviation of abstract.

Noun

abs

  1. (informal) The abdominal muscles. plural of ab
  2. Acronym of absolute temperature.
  3. (mathematics) Initialism of absolute value function.

Usage notes

(abdominal muscles): The singular ab is rarely used.

Synonyms

Translations

Verb

abs

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ab

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abs”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *aps, variant of *ap (see ab). Compare Ancient Greek ἄψ (áps, “back again; in return”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

abs (+ ablative)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of ab

Usage notes

  • This form is used almost exclusively with the second person singular pronoun (tē) in Old Latin up until the early Classical period as an archaicism, with Cicero hesitating between 'abs tē' and 'ā tē' until the latter won out in the final years of his life. The variant most likely became obsolete at the latest by the end of the Augustan era.

Livonian

Noun

abs

  1. inessive singular of ab

Portuguese

Etymology

Abbreviation of abraços (“hugs”).

Noun

abs m pl (plural only)

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) hugs

Interjection

abs

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) used to close an informal message or e-mail, or as a goodbye on text messaging
    Synonym: bjs

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abs.

Scots

Noun

abs

  1. plural of ab

References

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