| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Abba |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ab·ba |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   b  , äb |
| NOUN: | 1. Bible In the New Testament, God. 2. abba Used as a title of honor for bishops and patriarchs in some Christian churches of Egypt, Syria, and Ethiopia. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Late Latin abb , from Greek. See abbot.
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