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Added 10 October 2026

abb

/æb/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about abb at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s.

Origin

From Middle English ab, abbe, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”).

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