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  • proper noun A diminutive of the female given name Abigail; currently used as a full given name in Scotland.

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Examples

  • Abi is not only an incredible horrific dresser, but her stories are boring and seldom do they make any sense.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Abdullah bin Abi Kilabah continued, I dismounted and hobbling my dromedary, and composing my mind, entered into the city.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • It is related that Abdullah bin Abi Kilábah went forth in quest of a she-camel which had strayed from him; and, as he was wandering in the deserts of Al – Yaman and the district of Sabá,166 behold, he came upon a great city girt by a vast castle around which were palaces and pavilions that rose high into middle air.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • His sword was placed on the pinnacle of the minaret built by the Imám Abu Ahmad bin Abi

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • At the end of the day though we don’t want to do anything which will cause huge changes to the textures Abi is creating, and simply having a coherent lighting model (which we do now!) greatly improves the game’s appearance.

    Full Screen Effects : KillerCodingNinjaBunny 2009

  • "Yes, my people, give her the space she asks," called Abi, who feared nothing from Amen, a somewhat remote personage, and was afraid lest some tumult should happen in the course of which this lovely, new-made wife of his might be slain or injured.

    Morning Star Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • The Sikhs retain much that is good among the teachings of Mohammed, but have a bible of their own, called the Abi-granth, made up of the sermons of

    Modern India William Eleroy Curtis 1880

  • A federal grand jury in Brooklyn has returned an indictment charging Abdeladim El-Kebir, also known as "Abi al-Barra," with conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • Abdeladim El-Kebir, a Moroccan national also known as Abi al-Barra, was indicted in federal court in Brooklyn, New York and charged with conspiring to provide material support, including bombing making materials, to al Qaeda, as well as conspiring to use a destructive device.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • The killed militant was identified by Al-Malahim Media Foundation, the media arm of the Yemen-based AQAP, as Ibrahim Saleh Mujahid al-Khalifa (alias Abi Jandal al-Qisaimy), Xinhua said.

    RIA Novosti 2010

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