A.B.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ab"

English

Noun

A.B. (plural A.B.s)

  1. Initialism of able seaman or able-bodied seaman.[1][2]
  2. Initialism of artium baccalaureus (“Bachelor of Arts”).[1][2]
  3. Initialism of assembly bill.
    • 2023 January 26, Jacob Sullum, “A Federal Judge Blocks California's Ban on Medical Advice That Promotes COVID-19 'Misinformation'”, in Reason‎[1]:
      Assuming that A.B. 2098 is ambiguous, the state said, Shubb should adopt a "narrower construction" that avoids constitutional issues by requiring that misinformation include three elements: It is "false" (however that might be determined), it contradicts the "contemporary scientific consensus" (however that might be defined), and it is "contrary to the standard of care" (a concept that the law seems to redefine).
  4. (dated) A blank for a person's name, perhaps followed by C.D., etc. for others.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Morris, editor (1969 (1971 printing)), “A.B.”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 1.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 1

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