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The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

abbé

SYLLABICATION:	ab·bé
PRONUNCIATION:	b, -b
NOUN:	Roman Catholic Church 1. Used as a title for the superior of a monastery in a French-speaking area. 2. Used as a title for a cleric in major or minor orders in a French-speaking area.
ETYMOLOGY:	French, from Old French abbe, from Late Latin abbs, abbt-, abbot. See abbot.


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