English Words Starting With B

• byway

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈbaɪweɪ/A minor road or path that is not a main route.
• byword

  nounC2
  /ˈbaɪwɜːd/A person, place, or thing that is a proverbial example of a particular quality (often negative), or a common saying.
• byzantine

  adjectivenounC1/C2 (Low frequency in everyday conversation; more common in specific academic, historical, or descriptive contexts)
  /bɪˈzæn.taɪn/Relating to the Byzantine Empire, its culture, or its complex style; extremely complicated, intricate, or difficult to understand.
• byzantine chant

  nounLow
  /bɪˈzæn.taɪn ˈtʃɑːnt/A monophonic liturgical chant of the Eastern Orthodox Church, sung in Greek or Arabic, with origins in the Byzantine Empire.
• byzantine church

  nounLow
  /bɪˈzæntaɪn tʃɜːtʃ/The Christian church that developed in the Byzantine Empire, centered in Constantinople, now known as the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• byzantine empire

  nounB2
  /bɪˈzæntaɪn ˈɛmpaɪə/The historical Eastern Roman Empire that lasted from 330 AD to 1453 AD, with its capital at Constantinople.
• byzantinism

  nounC2/Rare
  /bɪˈzæntɪnɪz(ə)m/The practice of or inclination towards complex, rigid, and intricate bureaucracy, administration, or ceremony, often perceived as excessively convoluted and inflexible.
• byzantinist

  nounC2 / Very low frequency
  /bɪˈzæntɪnɪst/A scholar who specializes in the study of the history, culture, art, or language of the Byzantine Empire (the Eastern Roman Empire).
• byzantium

  nounC1
  /bɪˈzæn.ti.əm/An ancient Greek city on the site of modern Istanbul; the centre of the Byzantine Empire.
• byzas

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈbɪzæs/An extremely rare, archaic, or highly specialized term with no established entry in modern standard dictionaries. In historical contexts, it relates to the mythological founder of Byzantium, Byzas.

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