# Abbasid

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈbæs.əd/ · frequency rank #79,228

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

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

## Source
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