26984 words

b

9 definitions • 6 examples
1
the second letter of the English alphabet
2
a note in Western music:

Examples:

Bach's Mass in B minor
3
a mark in an exam or for a piece of work that shows that your work is good but not excellent:

Examples:

I was a little disappointed just to be given a B, as I was hoping for an A.
I got B for physics last term.
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written abbreviation for
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written abbreviation for

Examples:

John Winston Lennon (b. 9 October 1940, Liverpool, d. 8 December 1980, New York).
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the second letter of the English alphabet
7
in Western music, the seventh note in the scale (= series of notes) that begins on the note C, or a set of notes based on this note
8
a mark that means very good, given to something of satisfactory quality, esp. school work:

Examples:

Mrs. Madden gave me a B on my essay for English.
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written abbreviation for

Examples:

The company lost $3b last year.

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