Abs - Wiktionary

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

Translingual

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of English Ambonese.

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abs

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

See also

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• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ambonese Malay terms

English

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /æbz/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æbz

Adjective

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abs

1. Abbreviation of abstract.

Noun

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abs

1. (informal) The abdominal muscles. plural of ab [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
2. Acronym of absolute temperature.
3. (mathematics) Initialism of absolute value function.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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• abdominal muscles
• abdominals

Derived terms

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• washboard abs

Translations

[edit] abdominal muscles

Dutch: buikspieren (nl) Esperanto: ventromuskoloj pl Finnish: vatsalihakset pl French: abdos (fr) m pl German: Bauchmuskeln (de) Korean: 복근 (ko) (boggeun) Russian: пресс (ru) m (press) Swedish: magmuskler (sv) c pl

absolute function

Dutch: abs Finnish: abs (fi), itseisarvo (fi) Swedish: abs, absolutbelopp (sv) n, absolutvärde n

Verb

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abs

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ab

References

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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

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• B.A.'s, BAs, SBA, sab, sab., B. A. S., Bas, BAS, Sab., SAB, bas, ASB, B.A.S., BSA, B.A.s

Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *aps, variant of *ap (see ab). Compare Ancient Greek ἄψ (áps, “back again; in return”). Originally used before words starting in voiceless plosives [k] and [t], just like the prefix variant abs-.

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaps]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈabs]

Preposition

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abs (+ ablative)

1. (Old Latin) alternative form of ab
   • 106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam 1.16:Quae quidem quibus abs te initiata sacris ac devota sit nescio, quod eam necesse putas esse in consulis corpore defigere.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

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• This form is used almost exclusively with the second-person ablative singular pronoun (tē) in Old Latin up until the late Republican period as an archaicism, with Cicero switching 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 Augustan period.
• Older Latin authors have used this preposition with the possessive (tuus) also, albeit rarely.

Livonian

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Noun

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abs

1. inessive singular of ab

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of abraços (“hugs”).

Noun

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abs m pl (plural only)

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) hugs
   • 2014, Mônica d'Olliveira, Rodopios: Antologia, Editora Filhos do Vento, →ISBN, page 19:Te cutuco no FBPq queroAbs e bjsI poke u on FBCuz I wantX’s & o’s

Interjection

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abs

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

Scots

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Noun

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abs

1. plural of ab