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Br

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. bromine.

BR 2 American  

abbreviation

Real Estate.

  1. bedroom.

br. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. bedroom.

  2. branch.

  3. brass.

  4. brig.

  5. bronze.

  6. brother.

  7. brown.

Br. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. brick.

  2. Britain.

  3. British.

b.r. 5 American  
Or B.R.,

abbreviation

Commerce.

  1. bills receivable.

br 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. brother

  2. Also: B/R.  bills receivable

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abbreviation

  1. Brazil

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BR 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. British Rail

  2. Brazil (international car registration)

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Br 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. (in a religious order) Brother

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symbol

  1. bromine

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Br. 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Britain

  2. British

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B/R 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. bills receivable

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Example Sentences

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Still, in a recent letter to Baker, Br.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2021

They need simple things, especially for the children,' Br Pantalaimon says.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2020

Which of the following atoms would be expected to form negative ions in binary ionic compounds and which would be expected to form positive ions: Br, Ca, Na, N, F, Al, Sn, S, Cd?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Guedes is a banker and a major stockholder at company Br Investments, which owns several companies in retail.

From Fox News • Oct. 6, 2018

Whittemore: Please permit me to acknowledge with gratitude a favor I have received from Br.

From Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Ballou, Maturin Murray

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