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ABER

Date "ABER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references)

"ABER" is a common misspelling or typo for: abed, abet, abler, amber, aver, saber.

 

Synonyms within Context: ABER

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Haste

Phrase: sauve qui peut, devil take the hindmost, no time to be lost; no sooner said than done; (early); a word and a blow; haste makes waste, maggiore fretta minore atto; ohne Hast aber ohne Rast; "stand not upon the order of your going but go at once"; "swift, swift, you dragons of the night".

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: ABER

Specialty definitions using "ABER": Restoration ecology. (references)
Non-English Usage: "ABER" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (but, but for all that, however, nevertheless, yet), Manx (bunker, pasturage, range, river mouth, run), Swedish (but, catch, drawback, kink, snag), Welsh (confluence, estuary, mouth, mouth of river, stream).

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Modern Usage: ABER

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Aber Kind (Blechtrommel, Die; writing credit: Jean-Claude Carrière; Günter Grass)

Ich moechte, aber ich ich kann nicht (Blechtrommel, Die; writing credit: Jean-Claude Carrière; Günter Grass)

Movie/TV Titles

Aber Vati! (1974)

Unendliche Fahrt - aber begrenzt (1965)

Aber spiel nicht mit mir Sing (1963)

Heiraten - aber wen? (1938)

Konserven für den Winter - aber nur aus dem eigenen Betrieb (1930)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: ABER

DomainTitle

Books

  • Malcolm Lowry : aber der Name dieses Landes ist Hèolle (reference)

  • "Ich bin. Aber ich habe mich nicht. Darum werden wir erst." : Perspektiven der Philosophie Ernst Blochs (reference)

  • Ich aber werde dunkel sein : ein Buch zur Ausstellung Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz : im Auftrag des Mercurius e.V. und der Kulturstiftung der Deutschen Vertriebenen (reference)

  • "Ihr alle aber seid Brüder" : Festschrift für A. Th. Khoury zum 60. Geburtstag (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: ABER

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Die OVP ist kopflos, die SPO gibt an : du aber bezahlst! daher FPO. Credit: Library of Congress.

Wir haben Vollbeschaftigung und eine stabile Wahrung, OVP : die Sozialisten aber wollen alles anders machen. Credit: Library of Congress.

Betriebsverfassung : das Gesetz garantiert die Mittagspause, aber nicht das Mittagessen. Credit: Library of Congress.

Die Luft gehort allen : aber wir bestimmen den Giftgehalt, Veba-Steag. Credit: Library of Congress.

Es gibt zwar Tater, aber keine Tat!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Dafur sind wir aber sehr tierlieb : die elterliche Gewalt fordert jahrlich ihre Opfer : 600,000 Bundesburger sind in Tierschutzvereinen, aber nur 20,000 kampfen gegen Kindesmisshandlung. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: ABER
 

"Wildstar 6" by Widi Widstar
Commentary: "Da hat sich aber einer gefreud."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Usage Frequency: ABER

"ABER" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 71.43% of the time. "ABER" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)71.43%5157,705
Noun (singular)28.57%2245,945
                    Total100.00%7N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: ABER

The following table summarizes the usage of "ABER" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
AberLast name30025,872
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: ABER

Expression using "ABER": Aber disease. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "ABER": Aber-de-vine.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ABER

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

aber

80

aber diamond

7

aber hot tub

4

aber mail web

3

aber diamond corporation

3

aber indien

2

aber model.com.pl

2

aber diamond corp

2

aber chuck

2

aber einfach genial.com

2

aber dr j lawrence

2

aber alert

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: ABER

Language Translations for "ABER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

MSX (Aber disease), marteiliose (Aber disease), maladie des Abers (Aber disease), maladie de la glande digestive (Aber disease). (various references)

   

Italian

  

MSX (Aber disease, Delaware Bay disease multinucleated sphere X, digestive gland disease, seaside disease), marteiliosi (Aber disease, Delaware Bay disease multinucleated sphere X, digestive gland disease, seaside disease), malattia di Aber (Aber disease, Delaware Bay disease multinucleated sphere X, digestive gland disease, seaside disease), haplosporidiosi delle ostriche (Aber disease, Delaware Bay disease multinucleated sphere X, digestive gland disease, seaside disease). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aberay.(various references)

   

Spanish

  

marteiliosis refringens (Aber disease, digestive gland disease of flat oysters, marteiliosis), enfermedad de la glándula digestiva de la ostra plana europea (Aber disease, digestive gland disease of flat oysters, marteiliosis), enfermedad de Aber (Aber disease, digestive gland disease of flat oysters, marteiliosis). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: ABER

LanguageDateSourceJudges Chapter 5, Verse 24
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEuloghqeih ek gunaikwn iahl gunh caber tou kinaiou ek gunaikwn en skhnh euloghqeih
Latin405VulgateBenedicta inter mulieres Iahel uxor Aber Cinei benedicatur in tabernaculo suo
Middle English1395WyclifBlessid among wymmen Jahel, the wijf of Aber Cynei; be she blessid in hir tabernacle.
Jacobean English1611King JamesBlessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Victorian English1833WebsterBlessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Basic English1964OgdenBlessings be on Jael, more than on all women! Blessings greater than on any in the tents!

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: ABER

LanguageJudges Chapter 5, Verse 24
Cebuano¶ Bulahan labaw sa tanang mga babaye si Jael, Ang asawa ni Heber ang Cinehanon; Bulahan siya labaw sa mga babaye sa balong-balong.
CroatianBlagoslovljena meðu ženama bila Jaela, žena Hebera Kenijca, meðu ženama šatora nek' je slavljena!
DanishVelsignet blandt Kvinder være Jael, Keniten Hebers Hustru, velsignet blandt Kvinder i Telte!
DutchGezegend zij boven de vrouwen Jael, de huisvrouw van Heber, den Keniet; gezegend zij ze boven de vrouwen in de tent!
FinnishSiunattu olkoon vaimojen joukossa Jaael, keeniläisen Heberin vaimo, siunattu vaimojen joukossa, jotka teltoissa asuvat.
FrenchBénie soit entre les femmes Jaël, Femme de Héber, le Kénien! Bénie soit-elle entre les femmes qui habitent sous les tentes!
GermanGesegnet sei unter den Weibern Jael, das Weib Hebers, des Keniters; gesegnet sei sie in der Hütte unter den Weibern!
Haitian Creole¶ Nan tout fanm ki sou latè, Jayèl se yon fanm Bondye beni anpil. Wi, Jayèl, madan Ebè, moun fanmi Kayen, nan tout fanm ki sou latè, se yon fanm Bondye beni anpil.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariBeruntunglah Yael, istri Heber orang Keni; dari semua penghuni kemah, dialah yang paling diberkati.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaKeberkatanlah Yael, bini Heber, orang Keni itu, di atas segala orang perempuan. Keberkatanlah ia di atas segala perempuan yang duduk dalam kemah.
ItalianSia benedetta fra le donne Giaele, la moglie di Eber il Kenita, benedetta fra le donne della tenda!
Maori¶ Kia manaakitia i roto i nga wahine a Taere wahine a Hepere Keni; kia manaakitia i roto i nga wahine o te teneti.
NorwegianPriset fremfor kvinner være Jael, kenitten Hebers hustru! Fremfor kvinner i telt være hun priset!
PortugueseBendita entre todas as mulheres será Jael, mulher de Heber, o queneu; bendita será entre as mulheres nômades.   
RumanianBinecuvkntatq sq fie kntre femei Iael, Nevasta lui Heber, Chenitul! Binecuvkntatq sq fie ea kntre femeile cari locuiesc kn corturi!
Spanish"¡Bendita entre las mujeres sea Jael, mujer de Heber el queneo. Sea bendita entre las mujeres que habitan en tiendas.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: ABER

Derivations

Words beginning with "ABER": aberrance, aberrances, aberrancies, aberrancy, aberrant, aberrantly, aberrants, aberrated, aberration, aberrational, aberrations. (additional references)

Words ending with "ABER": caber, macaber, saber, taber. (additional references)

Words containing "ABER": bejabers, cabernet, cabernets, cabers, chinaberries, chinaberry, gaberdine, gaberdines, guayabera, guayaberas, haberdasher, haberdasheries, haberdashers, haberdashery, habergeon, habergeons, sabered, sabering, sabermetrician, sabermetricians, sabermetrics, sabers, tabered, tabering, tabernacle, tabernacled, tabernacles, tabernacling, tabernacular, tabers, teaberries, teaberry. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: ABER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: bare, bear, brae.

Words within the letters "a-b-e-r"

-1 letter: arb, are, bar, bra, ear, era, reb.

-2 letters: ab, ae, ar, ba, be, er, re.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-e-r"
 

+1 letter: abler, acerb, amber, ardeb, baker, baler, barbe, barde, bared, barer, bares, barge, barre, barye, baser, beard, bears, blare, blear, brace, braes, brake, brave, braze, bread, break, bream, caber, debar, embar, kebar, rebar, rehab, saber, sabre, taber, yerba, zebra.

 

+2 letters: abaser, abater, abider, abjure, abrade, abuser, adverb, aerobe, ambeer, ambers, ambery, ambler, arable, arbute, ardebs, backer, badder, badger, bagger, bailer, baiter, bakers, bakery, balder, balers, balker, baller, bander, banger, banker, banner, banter, barbed, barbel, barber, barbes, barbet, barded, bardes, barege, barely, barest, barfed, barged, bargee, barges, barite, barked, barker, barley, barmen, barmie, barque, barred, barrel, barren, barres, barret, barter, baryes, baryte, basher, baster, bather, batter, bawler, beaker, beards, bearer, beater, beaver, beggar, berake, berate, bertha, betray, beware, bewrap, bewray, bezoar, blamer, blared, blares, blazer, blears, bleary, boater, borage, borane, borate, boreal, braced, bracer, braces, braise, braize, braked, brakes, braved, braver, braves, brawer, brayed, brayer, brazed, brazen, brazer, brazes, breach, breads, bready, breaks, breams, breast, breath, bregma, bureau, bursae, cabers, camber, caribe, crambe, dabber, dauber, debark, debars, embark, embars, eyebar, fabler, ferbam, gabber, garbed, garble, graben, herbal, jabber, jerboa, kebars, labret, lamber, librae, marble, nabber, nearby, prefab, rabbet, rabble, rabies, ramble, rebait, rebars, rebate, rebato, redbay, rehabs, rubace, sabers, sabred, sabres, serdab, tabers, terbia, umbrae, unbear, upbear, urbane, verbal, warble, yabber, yerbas, zareba, zebras.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Images: Digital Art
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Bible Trace
13. Derivations
14. Anagrams
15. Bibliography


  

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