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abba
Definition of abba
(Entry 1 of 2)
variant spelling of aba:2
ab·ba
| \ ˈabə, aˈbä\
plural -s
Definition of abba (Entry 2 of 2)
: father
—a title of honor given variously to the Deity in the New Testament, to bishops and patriarchs in many Eastern churches, and to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period
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