b.w.
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Definitions of b.w. word
- adjective b.w. (of a motion picture, photograph, drawing, etc.) black and white, as distinguished from color. 1
- noun b.w. warfare that makes use of bacteria, viruses, toxins, etc., to disable or destroy people, domestic animals, and food crops. Abbreviation: B.W. 1
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Origin of b.w.
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
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Parts of speech for B.w.
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
b.w. popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.