"BOS" meaning in English

See BOS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} BOS
  1. (sports) Abbreviation of Boston. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Boston Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-BOS-en-name-q1TtrE0E Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (Wicca) Initialism of Book of Shadows. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Book of Shadows Categories (topical): Wicca, Wicca Derived forms: Bosox
    Sense id: en-BOS-en-name-7C5H7rTh Disambiguation of Wicca: 15 65 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 53 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 52 28 Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} BOS (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of Bohring-Opitz syndrome. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Bohring-Opitz syndrome
    Sense id: en-BOS-en-noun-dstfLq4g
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