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(ə-băs'ĭd', ăb'ə-sĭd') pronunciation also Ab·bas·side (ə-băs'īd', ăb'ə-sīd')

An Arabic dynasty (750-1258) that expanded the Muslim empire. It was named for al-Abbas (566?-652), paternal uncle of the prophet Muhammad.


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