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

Translingual edit

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abs

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

English edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

abs

  1. Abbreviation of abstract.

Noun edit

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 edit

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

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Verb edit

abs

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ab

References edit

  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.

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

abs (+ ablative)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of ab

Usage notes edit

  • This form is used almost exclusively with the second person singular pronoun () 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 edit

Noun edit

abs

  1. inessive singular of ab

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Abbreviation of abraços (hugs).

Noun edit

abs m pl (plural only)

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) hugs

Interjection edit

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 edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abs.

Scots edit

Noun edit

abs

  1. plural of ab

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