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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Bachelor of Agricultural Science
  • abbreviation Bachelor of Applied Science
  • abbreviation Bachelor of Arts and Sciences

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In roulette, a bet placed at the bottom of a vertical column of numbers, taking in 12 of them.

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  • initialism military, US Basic Allowance for Subsistence

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Examples

  • Furthermore, that BAS is a very poor excuse for a Prayer and Service Book.

    Anglican Think Tank helps Anglicans think more clearly about their faith « Anglican Samizdat 2010

  • The BAS is a city facility, so checks payable to it belong to the city, not a separate nonprofit.

    Police vs. animal shelter David 2005

  • Designed for family child care providers, this session provides an overview of the BAS, which is designed to assess the quality of management practices in the family child care setting.

    News 2009

  • The BAS is a global leader in studying the Antarctic, and it has recently published the first comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica's climate and its relationship to the global climate system.

    unknown title 2009

  • i wonder if the members of the BAS are the same people that sit on the Nobel Peace Prize committee. that would explain a lot.yeah. i'm a skeptic. and its got nothing to do with 'partisanship' and everything to do with reality.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

  • i wonder if the members of the BAS are the same people that sit on the Nobel Peace Prize committee. that would explain a lot.yeah. i'm a skeptic. and its got nothing to do with 'partisanship' and everything to do with reality.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

  • i wonder if the members of the BAS are the same people that sit on the Nobel Peace Prize committee. that would explain a lot.yeah. i'm a skeptic. and its got nothing to do with 'partisanship' and everything to do with reality.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

  • i wonder if the members of the BAS are the same people that sit on the Nobel Peace Prize committee. that would explain a lot.yeah. i'm a skeptic. and its got nothing to do with 'partisanship' and everything to do with reality.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

  • i wonder if the members of the BAS are the same people that sit on the Nobel Peace Prize committee. that would explain a lot.yeah. i'm a skeptic. and its got nothing to do with 'partisanship' and everything to do with reality.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

  • i wonder if the members of the BAS are the same people that sit on the Nobel Peace Prize committee. that would explain a lot.yeah. i'm a skeptic. and its got nothing to do with 'partisanship' and everything to do with reality.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

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