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Letter

B upper case (lower case b)

1. The second letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

B is the second letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English ( / ˈ b iː /) is spelled bee, plural bees. It is used to represent a variety of bilabial sounds (depending on language), most commonly a voiced bilabial plosive.

History

‹B› started as a pictogram of the floorplan of a house in Egyptian hieroglyphs or the Proto-Sinaitic alphabet. By 1050 BC, the Phoenician alphabet's letter had a linear form that served as the beth.

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See also:

• Arts: Performing Arts: Acting: Actors and Actresses: B (1,404)
• Reference: Biography: B (0)