B
| B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| B b | |||
| Usage | |||
| Writing system | Latin script English alphabet ISO basic Latin alphabet | ||
| Type | Alphabetic | ||
| Language of origin | Latin language | ||
| Sound values |
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| In Unicode | U+0042, U+0062 | ||
| Alphabetical position | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| Development |
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| Time period | unknown to present | ||
| Descendants |
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| Sisters | |||
| Other | |||
| Associated graphs | bv bh bp bm bf | ||
| Associated numbers | 2 | ||
| Writing direction | Left-to-right | ||
| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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| AaCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
B, or b, is the second letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is bee (pronounced /ˈbiː/ ⓘ), plural bees.[1][2]
It represents the voiced bilabial stop in many languages, including English. In some other languages, it is used to represent other bilabial consonants.
- ^ "B", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989
- ^ "B", Merriam-Webster's 3rd New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged, 1993