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bes.

A bronze coin of the Roman Republic, worth two thirds of an as.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A bronze coin of the Roman Republic, worth two thirds of an as.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin bes.

verb/biːz/
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of be

    dialectal · form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. Present tense inflected form of be: am or are.

    dialectal · form-of · nonstandard · present
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English bes.

noun
  1. plural of be (“Cyrillic letter”)

    form-of · plural
noun
  1. Alternative form of beth (“Semitic letter”).

    alt-of · alternative
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