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B
B
is
the
second
letter
of
the
English
alphabet
. (
See
Guide
to
Pronunciation
, //
196
,
220
.) It is
etymologically
related
to p, v, f, w
and
m ,
letters
representing
sounds
having
a
close
organic
affinity
to
its
own
sound
; as in
Eng
.
bursar
and
purser
;
Eng
.
bear
and
Lat
.
ferre
;
Eng
.
silver
and
Ger
.
silber
;
Lat
.
cubitum
and
It.
gomito
;
Eng
.
seven
,
Anglo
-
Saxon
seofon
,
Ger
.
sieben
,
Lat
.
septem
, Gr."
epta
`,
Sanskrit
saptan
.
The
form
of
letter
B is
Roman
,
from
Greek
B (
Beta
), of
Semitic
origin
.
The
small
b
was
formed
by
gradual
change
from
the
capital
B.
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