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Abbasid

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin Abbasidēs, from Abbas +‎ -idēs (patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Abbas +‎ -id (dynastic suffix).

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  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbæs.əd/, /ˈæb.ə.səd/, /əbˈɑ.səd/

Noun

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Abbasid (plural Abbasids) (history)

  1. A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.[1]

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Adjective

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Abbasid (not comparable) (history)

  1. Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs.

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abbasid”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.