Dictionary

AB en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌeɪˈbiː/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of airborne.
   alt of airborne
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of antiballistic.
   alt of antiballistic
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of at bat.
   alt of at bat

Relateds

fast yellow AB · AB language

AB en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌeɪˈbiː/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of able seaman or able-bodied seaman.
   alt of able seaman or able-bodied seaman
   • In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— A.B. means an able-bodied seaman […] Section 2(1), Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance (Cap. 478)
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of afterburner.
   alt of afterburner
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of aid to the blind.
   alt of aid to the blind
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of airbase.
   alt of airbase
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of alkylbenzene.
   alt of alkylbenzene
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of antibody.
   alt of antibody
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of artificial breeding.
   alt of artificial breeding
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of assembly bill.
   alt of assembly bill
   • AB-89 would have required that participation in sex-segregated California school programs, athletic teams, and facility use be based on a pupil’s sex, not gender identity. 2025 April 1, FOX26 News Staff, “Both transgender athlete bills fail in California”, in FOX26 News:
9. (countable, uncountable) A blood type of the ABO system that has both blood antigens and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB.
10. (countable) A blood type of the ABO system that has both blood antigens and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB. ▸ A person with this blood type.
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of adult baby.
    alt of adult baby
    • Well, he appears to be an AB. You know, an adult baby. It's a fetish in which the baby is taken care of in every way by a mommy or a daddy. 2002 October 3, Dee Johnson, “Dead Again” (at 23:18–23:27 from the start), in Richard Thorpe, director, ER, season 9, episode 2, spoken by Michael Gallant (Sharif Atkins):
12. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of asymmetric bars.
    alt of asymmetric bars
13. (Australia, countable) A halal snack pack consisting of doner meat topped with chips, tomato sauce, chilli sauce, barbecue sauce, and garlic sauce.
14. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of attentional blink.
    alt of attentional blink

Forms

Coordinates

A+ · O · O- · B · AB+ · B · A- · O+ · AB- · B- · B- · AB+ · AB- · B+ · O+ · A+ · B+ · O · A- · O- · A · A

Relateds

SR (assembly bill) · SB (assembly bill) · HB (assembly bill) · AR (assembly bill) · HR (assembly bill)

AB en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌeɪˈbiː/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Alberta: a province of Canada.
   alt of Alberta
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Artium baccalaureus.
   alt of Artium baccalaureus
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Aryan Brotherhood, a US white supremacist, neo-Nazi prison gang and crime syndicate.
   alt of Aryan Brotherhood
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Anheuser-Busch.
   alt of Anheuser-Busch
   • Shares of AB InBev (BUD) soared nearly 6% after the Budweiser, Bud Light and Stella Artois owner reported solid sales and earnings. 2019 July 25, Paul R. La Monica, “Good news for the king of beer: People are drinking more”, in CNN Business:

Coordinates

QC · NS · SK · NU · YT · PE · NT · NB · ON · NL · BC · MB

Synonyms

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