BEV

Black English Vernacular.

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Definition for bev (2 of 2)

BeV

or Bev, bev

[ bev ]

/ bɛv /

Physics.

billion electron-volts.

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Example sentences from the Web for bev

He knew me, and all I meant to do was to call Bev down, and mother, and make him sit up and take notice.
The Breaking Point|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Bev doesn't know anything except what I've told him, and I wasn't through when you got here, Gail.
Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter
"It's the princess, Bev, the princess we were looking for," I joyously asserted.
Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter
We had not once spoken her name between us, Bev and I, in all the days and nights since we had been in service on the plains.
Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter

"I'll go and save Bev's scalp when he's gunning too far from home," I declared.
Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter

British Dictionary definitions for bev

BeV

abbreviation for (in the US)

gigaelectronvolts (GeV)

Word Origin for BeV

C20: from b (illion) e (lectron) v (olts)

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