Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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adj
Initialism of badass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, euphemistic, initialism
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name
Initialism of British Airways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Initialism of Buenos Aires: a province of Argentina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Initialism of British Administration (usually followed by a place name).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Qualifier: overprint on British stamps
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name
Abbreviation of Bali: a province of Indonesia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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name
Abbreviation of Bahia: a state of Brazil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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name
A province of Fiji. Capital: Lautoka.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Egyptian
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Father, baba.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, singular-normally
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noun
A medieval football game played in parts of Scotland around Christmas and New Year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, singular-normally, uncountable
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noun
Abbreviation of bathroom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, singular-normally
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noun
Initialism of Bachelor of Arts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of business analyst.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of breast augmentation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of Basic Authentication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: security
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noun
Initialism of bongkrek acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of breathing apparatus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Abbreviation of bass guitar (of a rock band)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japan, abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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particle
Used to indicate a tentative suggestion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Manglish, Singlish, singular-normally
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particle
Used to indicate confident speculation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Manglish, Singlish, singular-normally
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noun
a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Bachelor of Arts, Artium Baccalaurens, AB
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Broader terms: bachelor's degree, baccalaureate
noun
a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: barium, atomic number 56
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metallic element, metal
Narrower terms: baryta
History
Borrowed from Fijian Ba.
Borrowed from Egyptian bꜣ, G53-Z1
The sound is very commonly made by infants, and is interpreted by parents as a reference to themselves.
From Mandarin 吧 (ba).
