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B (1)

B [ bee ] (plural B's or Bs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. 'B'-shaped object: something shaped like a letter 'B'

2. music 7th note in C major: the seventh note of a scale in C major

3. music something that produces B note: a string, key, or pipe tuned to produce the note B

4. music scale beginning on B: a scale or key that starts on the note B

5. music written symbol of B: a graphic representation of the tone of B

6. education 2nd highest grade: the second highest grade in a series, e.g. an above-average grade for academic work

7. medicine human blood type: a human blood type of the ABO system, containing the B antigen. Somebody with this type of blood can donate to people of the same group or of the AB group, and can receive blood from people with this type or with type O.

8. social sciences middle manager or intermediate professional: in the market research system that classifies people according to their occupation, somebody in a middle-management or intermediate professional or administrative position

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