Standard Lemma guide

BP

adj · adv · name · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B IY2 P IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Initialism of bipolar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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2

adv

Meaning 2

Initialism of Before Present, conventionally relative to radiocarbon dating in the 1950s.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

Topics: sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: YBP

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of British Petroleum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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4

name

Meaning 4

Initialism of British Pharmacopoeia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: pharmacy

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5

name

Meaning 5

Initialism of Brazilian Portuguese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of blood pressure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of boiling point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of base pair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Abbreviation of benzoyl peroxide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: BPO

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Initialism of business plan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: business

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11

noun

Meaning 11

Initialism of backpropagation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Qualifier: machine learning

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12

noun

Meaning 12

Initialism of basis point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business, finance

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13

noun

Meaning 13

Stylised name of British Petroleum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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14

noun

Meaning 14

Abbreviation of bishop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Qualifier: titular

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History

Etymology

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