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Vinony

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noun

  1. an abdominal muscle
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌeɪˈbiː/ / /æb/

adj

  1. Initialism of airborne.
  2. Initialism of antiballistic.
  3. Initialism of at bat.

adv

Etymology: Abbreviations.

  1. Abbreviation of about.

name

Etymology: Short form of Abner.

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Abner, from Hebrew, occasionally used as a formal given name.

noun

Etymology: Abbreviation.

  1. Abbreviation of Abbot.

prep

Etymology: Abbreviations.

  1. Abbreviation of about.

verb

Etymology: Abbreviations.

  1. To abseil.

    “I had a climbing rope in my pack, set up an abseil with it, and abbed down to him.”

  2. Abbreviation of abort.