b.

A form of born — Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.

Opposite
d.
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Meanings

b.1

adjectiveb. (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of born.

    Albert Einstein (b. 1879) was a German physicist.

    Antonyms: d.

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of breadth.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of book.
  3. abbreviationAbbreviation of bin or ibn, in Arabic names.

    ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib

  4. abbreviationAbbreviation of ben in Hebrew names.

    Eliezer b. Yehudah

B.2

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of bachelor: used in abbreviations of names of bachelor's degrees, usually followed by an abbreviation indicating the specific discipline.

    B.Sc. ― Bachelor of Science

  2. abbreviationlawAbbreviation of baron.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bethe

Origin

Abbreviation.

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Translations

Danish f.
  • f.born
Finnish s.
  • s.born
German geb.
  • geb.born
Greek γενν.
  • γενν. (genn.)born
Hungarian szül.
  • szül.born
Polish ur.
  • ur.born
Spanish n.
  • n.born
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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