Ba \Ba\ (b[aum]), v. t. [Cf. OF. baer to open the mouth, F.
   bayer.]
   To kiss. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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	Ba
    n 1: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group;
         found in barite [syn: barium, Ba, atomic number 56]
    2: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Bachelor of
       Arts, BA, Artium Baccalaurens, AB]

	

	ba

    The country code for Bosnia and Herzegowina.

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	BAY. Is an enclosure to keep in the water for the supply of a mill or other 
contrivance, so that the water may be able to, drive the wheels of such 
mill. Stat. 27 Eliz. c. 19. 
     2. A large open water or harbor where ships may ride, is also called a 
bay; as, the Chesapeake Bay, the, Bay of New York.