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abbreviation

background.

bag.

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Words nearby bg.

B fiber, BFN, BFPO, B.F.S., BFT, bg., B.Gen.Ed., bGH, B-girl, BGL, Bglr.

Other definitions for bg. (2 of 2)

B.G.

or BG

abbreviation

Birmingham gauge.

brigadier general.

How to use bg. in a sentence

As BG spokesman Mark Todd told me in an e-mail this morning, “our position on Gaza Marine has not changed for some time.”
Are These Gas Fields Israel’s Next Warzone?|Christopher Dickey|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That same year, BG pulled out of negotiations with the Israeli government and in 2008 shut its office in Israel.
Are These Gas Fields Israel’s Next Warzone?|Christopher Dickey|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
BG was no saint, but he was far from the fire-breathing caricature depicted in Fortress Israel.
Not a Useful Contribution|Daniel Gavron|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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Endless Amusement|Unknown

Type bg (B) fertile with one (B), sterile with the other parent (G).
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
For answer, he turned his face to me for one instant, and his lips framed the word 'bg,' but no sound came therefrom.
The Taming of the Jungle|Dr. C. W. Doyle
Green and blue unite to form blue-green (BG), popularly called peacock blue.
A Color Notation|Albert H. Munsell
The same tendency is observable in Bg., though it is usually considered vulgar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bg. (1 of 2)

the internet domain name for

Bulgaria

British Dictionary definitions for bg. (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

Bulgaria (international car registration)

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