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battologize
verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveVery Low / Obsolete / Archaic
/bəˈtɒlədʒaɪz/To repeat a word or phrase unnecessarily or tediously.
battology
nounVery Low
/bəˈtɒlədʒi/The unnecessary repetition of words or ideas.
battue
nounC2
/baˈtjuː/A method of hunting where beaters drive game towards stationary hunters.
battuta
nounLow (specialist/technical musical term)
/bæˈtuːtə/A musical term (Italian origin) indicating a beat, stroke, or the precise moment of a beat in a measure.
battuto
nounVery Low
/bæˈtuːtəʊ/(in cookery) a mixture of chopped or minced ingredients, typically herbs, vegetables, and fat, used as a base for a dish.
batty boy
nounLow to Very Low (increasingly socially unacceptable)
/ˈbæti ˌbɔɪ/A highly offensive slang term, primarily used in British English and Caribbean English, for a homosexual man.
batu khan
nounRare
/ˌbɑːtuː ˈkɑːn/Proper noun: The name of a Mongol ruler, the grandson of Genghis Khan, who founded the Golden Horde.
batum
nounVery Low / Obsolete
/ˈbætəm/A unit of measurement for the weight of silk, historically used in parts of Asia.
batumi
nounLow
/bæˈtuː.mi/The capital city of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, a major seaport and resort on the Black Sea coast in southwestern Georgia.
batuque
nounLow
/bəˈtuː.ki/A lively Afro-Brazilian dance and musical style originating in Brazil, characterised by rhythmic percussion and call-and-response singing.
batwa
nounVery low (Specialist / Ethnographic)
/ˈbætwɑː/A member of an indigenous Pygmy people of Central Africa, living primarily in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
batwing sleeve
nounLow
/ˈbætˌwɪŋ sliːv/A type of sleeve on a garment that is very wide at the armhole and narrows tightly at the wrist, creating a triangular or wing-like shape.
batwoman
nounLow-medium
/ˈbætˌwʊm.ən/A female counterpart to Batman, a female crime-fighter in a bat-themed costume, often depicted as his partner or ally in comic books, films, and television.
bauble
nounC1
/ˈbɔːb(ə)l/A small, showy trinket or ornament, typically cheap and not very valuable.
bauchi
nounC2/Extremely Rare
/ˈbaʊtʃi/Not a standard English word; primarily a proper noun referring to a city and state in northeastern Nigeria.
bauchle
nounVery Low / Archaic / Regional
/ˈbɒxəl/To treat or wear something in a way that makes it useless, damaged, or ridiculous; to misuse or treat with contempt.
baucis
nounVery Rare / Obscure
/ˈbɔːsɪs/A character from Greek mythology, specifically the wife of Philemon, known for her humble hospitality to the gods Zeus and Hermes in disguise.
baud
nounLow frequency
/bɔːd/A unit of measurement for data transmission speed representing the number of signal changes per second in a communication channel.
baudekin
nounExtremely rare/archaic
/ˈbɔːdɪkɪn/A rich, embroidered fabric of silk and gold thread, often used for ceremonial robes or altar cloths.
baudelaire
nounRare (C2)
/ˌbəʊdəˈleə(r)/A reference to Charles Baudelaire, the influential 19th-century French poet.

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