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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ab- \Ab-\ ([a^]b). [Latin prep., etymologically the same as E. of, off. See Of.] A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away, separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ab \Ab\ ([a^]b), n. [Of Syriac origin.] The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation, coinciding nearly with August. --W. Smith. [1913 Webster]