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abba1 definition

abba (ab′ə, ä′bə)

noun

  1. father: title of a bishop in the Syrian, Coptic, and Ethiopian Christian churches
  2. Bible God: Mark 14:36

Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) < Aram

abba2 definition

abba (ä′bə, ə bä′)

noun

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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