a formal element occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "away from": abdicate; abolition.
Also, a-, abs- .
[ ab (prep. and prefix) from, away, c. Gk apó, Skt ápa, G ab, E OF 1 , OFF ]
a formal element occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "away from": abdicate; abolition.
Also, a-, abs- .
[ ab (prep. and prefix) from, away, c. Gk apó, Skt ápa, G ab, E OF 1 , OFF ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012