English word origin

Etymology of BD

Initialisms.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Initialism of Blu-ray Disc. · Initialism of birthday. · Initialism of Bachelor of Divinity. · Initialism of battledress.

name

Initialism of Building Design: a British architectural magazine founded in 1970. · Initialism of Book of the Dead.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Initialisms.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Comics.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from French BD.

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Source etymology 3

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verb

To have sexual intercourse for the purpose of conception.

noun

An act of sexual intercourse for the purpose of conception.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Initialism of baby dance.

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