Ab (Noun)
Meaning 1
The eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August).
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 2
The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 3
The muscles of the abdomen.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 4
A bachelor's degree in arts and sciences.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The university conferred upon her an AB degree in English literature after four years of study.
- His parents were very proud of him when he graduated with an AB in biology and a minor in chemistry.
- The AB program in environmental science was highly interdisciplinary, combining courses from biology, chemistry, and geology.
- She double-majored in psychology and sociology, earning an AB degree in both fields from the same college.
- He struggled in his AB program in physics, but eventually found his footing and graduated with honors.