abe

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see also: Abe, ABE

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈbi/

Verb

1. (intransitive, infinitive, regional, British) Be.
   • 1839, The New Monthly Magazine, volume 1, page 527 ↗:

     Let it abe, I say.

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Abe

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /eɪb/

Proper noun

1. A male given name.

Noun

abe (plural abes)

1. (slang, US) A five-dollar bill.

Proper noun

1. Surname

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ABE

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Proper noun

1. (jocular, especially, Ireland, Scotland and Wales) Initialism of anyone but England: any team playing a sports match against the England team.
   • 2014, Scott Caladon, Darke Mission, Troubador Publishing Ltd ISBN 9781784627089, page 507

     'ABE' T-shirts will sell well north of the border this summer as the World Cup gets underway in Brazil.

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