- b
- /bi:/ plural B's, b's noun (C)
the second letter of the English alphabet
B
noun
1
a) the seventh note in the musical scale 1 (8) of C majorb) the musical key 1 (4) based on this note2 a mark given to a student's work, to show that it is good but not excellent: I got a B in History.-see also: B-movie, B-side b the written abbreviation of born: Andrew Lanham, b 1885
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.