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"ABI" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "my father". |
Date "ABI" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1832. (references) |
"ABI" is a common misspelling or typo for: abed, abet, abide, abut, bail, bait, bay, obi. |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | ABI Application Binary Interface. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Shipping | U.S. Customs' "Automated Broker Interface," by which brokers file importers' entries electronically. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
ABI | Danish | ABI-interface | Computing |
ABI | Dutch | Applicatie binaire interface | Computing |
ABI | English | Adaptive brain interface | N/A |
ABI | French | Association de bibliothèques internationales | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: ABI |
| Specialty definitions using "ABI": Application Binary Interface, Automated Broker Interface ♦ Binary Compatibility Standard ♦ PowerOpen Environment ♦ TLAs ♦ Windows sockets. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "ABI" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Estonian (help), Latin (be changed, depart, die, disappear, go away, go forth, go off, pass away), Sranan (have, have got). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Abi foq al-Shagara (1969) Kabilni ya abi (1947) Sirr abi (1946) Haza ganahu abi (1945) Abi va Rabi (1930) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Singapore | The ABI status may be awarded for any duration up to 27 February 2003. (references) |
Singapore | To qualify for the ABI status, financial institutions must have a substantial debt team in Singapore. (references) | |
Italy | ABI, Italy's banking association, contends that the average tax rate of 53 percent, compared to a 37 percent EU average, hurts Italian banks' profitability. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "ABI" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 85.53% of the time. "ABI" is used about 76 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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 85.53% | 65 | 41,645 |
| Noun (singular) | 5.26% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 5.26% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Noun (plural) | 2.63% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Unclassified Items | 1.32% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 76 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "ABI": Abi-albon, abi-compatible, abi-compliant. | |
Ending with "ABI": ocmp-abi, pu-abi. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
abi | 296 | abi number | 4 |
abi inform | 23 | abi ali bin talib | 4 |
abi coder | 21 | abi liu nina tucker | 4 |
abi caravan | 18 | abi ali bin saidina talib | 3 |
abi tucker | 13 | abi 377 | 3 |
abi prism | 10 | abi file | 3 |
ofarim esther abi | 9 | abi inc | 3 |
abi word | 8 | abi bartending | 3 |
abi hotmail.com | 7 | abi lyrics | 3 |
abi rediffmail.com | 7 | abi code | 3 |
abi yahoo.com | 7 | abi vest | 3 |
abi enterprise global success | 7 | abi cab e | 3 |
2003 abi | 7 | 7700 abi prism | 3 |
abi nader robert | 6 | ali ibn abi talib | 3 |
abi vip | 6 | abi extension | 3 |
abi cab | 5 | wallenstein abi | 3 |
007 abi | 5 | abi stafford | 3 |
abi enterprise | 5 | 3700 abi | 2 |
abi marine | 4 | abi aibling.net | 2 |
abi codici | 4 | abi extension file | 2 |
abi taqman | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Kings Chapter 18, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | UioV eikosi kai pente etwn hn en tw basileuein auton kai eikosi kai ennea eth ebasileusen en ierousalhm kai onoma th mhtri autou abou qugathr zacariou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Viginti quinque annorum erat cum regnare coepisset et viginti et novem annis regnavit in Hierusalem nomen matris eius Abi filia Zacchariae |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Of fyue and twenty yeer he was, whanne he beganne to regnen, and twenty and nyne yeer he regnede in Jerusalem; name of his modir, Abisa, douytir of Zacharie. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He was twenty-five years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 2 Kings Chapter 18, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | Kaluhaan ug lima ka tuig ang iyang panuigon sa pagsugod niya sa paghari; ug siya naghari sa kaluhaan ug siyam ka tuig sa Jerusalem: ug ang ngalan sa iyang inahan mao si Abi, ang anak ni Zacarias. |
| Croatian | Bilo mu je dvadeset i pet godina kad se zakraljio. Kraljevao je dvadeset i devet godina u Jeruzalemu. Materi mu je bilo ime Abija, Zaharijina kæi. |
| Danish | Han var fem og tyve Ã…r gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede ni og tyve Ã…r i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Abi og var en Datter af Zekarja. |
| Dutch | Vijf en twintig jaren was hij oud, toen hij koning werd, en hij regeerde negen en twintig jaren te Jeruzalem, en de naam zijner moeder was Abi, een dochter van Zacharia. |
| Finnish | Hän oli kahdenkymmenen viiden vuoden vanha tullessansa kuninkaaksi, ja hän hallitsi Jerusalemissa kaksikymmentä yhdeksän vuotta. Hänen äitinsä oli nimeltään Abi, Sakarjan tytär. |
| French | Il avait vingt-cinq ans lorsqu`il devint roi, et il régna vingt-neuf ans à Jérusalem. Sa mère s`appelait Abi, fille de Zacharie. |
| German | Er war fünfundzwanzig Jahre alt, da er König ward, und regierte neunundzwanzig Jahre zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Abi, eine Tochter Sacharjas. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè sa a, li te gen vennsenkan. Li gouvènen nan lavil Jerizalèm pandan ventnevan. Manman l' te rele Abi. Se te pitit fi Zakari. |
| Hungarian | Huszonöt esztendõs volt, mikor uralkodni kezdett, és huszonkilencz esztendeig uralkodott Jeruzsálemben; anyjának neve Abi, a Zakariás leánya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun umurnya pada masa baginda naik raja itu dua puluh lima tahun, dan kerajaanlah baginda di Yeruzalem sembilan likur tahun, maka nama bunda baginda itu Abia, seorang anak Zakharia. |
| Maori | E rua tekau ma rima ona tau i tona kingitanga, a e rua tekau ma iwa nga tau i kingi ai ia ki Hiruharama; a ko te ingoa o tona whaea ko Api, he tamahine na Hakaraia. |
| Norwegian | Han var fem og tyve år gammel da han blev konge, og han regjerte ni og tyve år i Jerusalem; hans mor hette Abi og var datter av Sakarja. |
| Portuguese | Tinha vinte e cinco anos quando começou a reinar, e reinou vinte e nove anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Abi, filha de Zacarias. |
| Rumanian | Avea douqzeci wi cinci de ani cknd a ajuns kmpqrat, wi a domnit douqzeci wi nouq de ani la Ierusalim. Mamq-sa se chema Abi, fata lui Zaharia. |
| Swedish | Han var tjugufem år gammal, när han blev konung, och han regerade tjugunio år i Jerusalem. Hans moder hette Abi, Sakarjas dotter. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ABI": abidance, abidances, abide, abided, abider, abiders, abides, abiding, abidingly, abigail, abigails, abilities, ability, abiogeneses, abiogenesis, abiogenic, abiogenically, abiogenist, abiogenists, abiological, abioses, abiosis, abiotic, abiotically. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ABI": kohlrabi, syllabi, wasabi. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ABI": absorbabilities, absorbability, acceptabilities, acceptability, accountabilities, accountability, actabilities, actability, adaptabilities, adaptability, addressabilities, addressability, adjustabilities, adjustability, admirabilities, admirability, adoptabilities, adoptability, adorabilities, adorability, advisabilities, advisability, affabilities, affability, affectabilities, affectability, affordabilities, affordability, agglutinabilities, agglutinability, agreeabilities, agreeability, alienabilities, alienability, alterabilities, alterability, amenabilities, amenability, amiabilities, amiability, amicabilities, amicability, analyzabilities, analyzability, antirabies, appealabilities, appealability, applicabilities, applicability, approachabilities, approachability. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i" | |
-1 letter: ab, ai, ba, bi. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i" | |
+1 letter: abri, bail, bait, bani, bias, bima, iamb, isba, obia. | |
+2 letters: abaci, abide, aboil, abris, alibi, ambit, bails, bairn, baith, baits, baiza, baize, baric, basic, basil, basin, basis, bassi, batik, biali, bialy, bimah, bimas, binal, biota, blain, braid, brail, brain, bravi, briar, cabin, ceiba, cobia, habit, iambi, iambs, isbas, kibla, labia, libra, limba, mbira, nabis, nubia, obias, pibal, rabbi, rabic, rabid, sabin, sabir, sahib, tabid, tibia, urbia. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 42 49 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... .. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000010 01001001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A B I |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0042 0049 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)353643 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Bible Trace 10. Abbreviations 11. Acronyms 12. Derivations | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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