B's

Variant of b

b definition

b or B (bē)

noun pl. B's, b's

  1. the second letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek beta, a borrowing from the Phoenician
  2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (b) of boat
  3. a type or impression for b or B
  4. the second in a sequence or group
  5. an object shaped like

adjective

  1. of b or B
  2. second in a sequence or group
  3. shaped like

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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