Abba

UK: /ˈæbə/ US: 'Abba': (ab′ə, ä′bä); 'abba': (ə bä′, ä′bə)

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Abba / ˈæbə/ noun

1. Swedish pop group (formed 1972): comprising Benny Andersson (born 1946), Agnetha Fältskog (born 1950), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (born 1945), and Björn Ulvaeus (born 1945); numerous hit singles included "Waterloo" (1974), "Dancing Queen" (1977), and "The Winner Takes It All" (1980)

Abba / ˈæbə/ noun

1. father (used of God)
2. a title given to bishops and patriarchs in the Syrian, Coptic, and Ethiopian Churches

Etymology: from Aramaic

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ab•ba  (ə bä′, ä′bə), n. 

1. aba.

Ab•ba  (ab′ə), n. (sometimes l.c.)

1. a title of reverence for bishops and patriarchs in the Coptic, Ethiopian Christian, and Syriac churches.
2. Bible [New Testament.] an Aramaic word for father, used by Jesus and Paul to address God in a relation of personal intimacy.

• Aramaic abbā father

Ab•ba  (ä′bä), n. 

1. a female day name for Thursday. See under day name.