Standard Lemma guide
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name
Initialism of British Election Study.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
An ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Egyptian
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
A bronze coin of the Roman Republic, worth two thirds of an as.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
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noun
plural of be (“Cyrillic letter”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Alternative form of beth (“Semitic letter”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
plural of BE
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of be
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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verb
Present tense inflected form of be: am or are.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, form-of, nonstandard, present
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History
Borrowed from Latin bes.
Inherited from Middle English bes.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
