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Ad vs Ab - What's the difference?

ad | ab |

In informal terms the difference between ad and ab

is that ad is advertisement while ab is abdominal muscle.

As a preposition ad

is to, toward.

As an abbreviation AB is

alberta, a province of Canada.

As an initialism AB is

able seaman; able-bodied seaman.

As a proper noun Ab is

av.

ad

Translingual

Symbol

(head)
  • The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Andorra.
    • ISO 3166-1 ----

    ab

    English

    (wikipedia ab)

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation of (abdominal) (muscles).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) abdominal muscle.
  • * 2006 , H. Peter Steeves, The Things Themselves (page 75)
    • The bikinied models in most of the ESPN2 shows have abs . Many of the malnourished bikinied models in the commercials have visible rib cages. How did the two get conflated into a shared vision of beauty?
  • * 2010 , Bill Geiger, "6-pack Abs in 9 Weeks", Reps! 17:106
    • When possible, do your ab workout on a day when you're not training a major muscle group.
    Usage notes
    Most often used attributively. Substantive use is more common in the plural form (abs).

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of (abscess).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.

    • Etymology 3

    Abbreviations, see definitions.