ab — meaning in English

English meaning

• abbot noun The monk who is head of an abbey or monastery.
• av verb A dialectal or informal way of saying "have," as in some regional English speech.

Senses

ab is used for these senses in English:

• Av (Judaism) The eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tammuz and before Elul.
• abbot The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.]

abbot — full definition

1. noun The monk who is head of an abbey or monastery.
2. name A common English surname.

av — full definition

1. verb A dialectal or informal way of saying "have," as in some regional English speech.
2. noun The eleventh month of the Jewish civil calendar (fifth of the religious calendar), falling in the summer.

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