"BY" meaning in English

See BY in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} BY
  1. (rail transport) The station code of Byculla railway station in India.
    Sense id: en-BY-en-name-j3Q1NIxE Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Rail transportation, Station codes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 12 33 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 10 35 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From the preposition by. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} BY (uncountable)
  1. (copyright law) Abbreviation of attribution. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: attribution Derived forms: CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-SA
    Sense id: en-BY-en-noun-E6Dpn6r1 Categories (other): Copyright, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 12 33 24 Topics: copyright, intellectual-property, law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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