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Etymology edit

Abbreviation.

Noun edit

B.

  1. Abbreviation 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. (law) Abbreviation of baron.

Usage notes edit

  • (baron): This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in legal citation. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Judges and Officials", Table T11, p. 443.

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