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 the Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was
formed by gradual change from the capital B.
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