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Everyday

1. (abbreviation) «Br» is the chemical symbol for bromine, a dark red liquid element. tree →
2. (abbreviation) «Br.» can be short for «British», «Brother» (a monk or member of a religious order, as in «Br. John») or «branch». tree →
3. (texting) «br» or «brb» is chat shorthand: «brb» means «be right back». tree →
4. (computing) In web pages, «<br>» is a tag that starts a new line. tree →
5. “Br-r-r!” is written to show a shiver from cold. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons «Br» appears on the periodic table. In church life, «Br.» is written before the name of a religious brother. In online chat, children see «brb». In coding lessons, the HTML tag «br» means «line break». In everyday life it is never said as a word; people say the full form.

Examples

• On the periodic table, Br stands for bromine. tree →
• Br. Thomas teaches at the monastery school. tree →
• «brb» means «be right back». tree →
• We used a br tag to start a new line on our web page. tree →
• On old train tickets, «BR» stood for British Rail. tree →
• Bromine, Br, is one of only two elements that are liquid at room temperature. tree →
• Br-r-r, so he began to beat his drum. tree →

Note

A fragment or abbreviation, not an English word. Read it out as the full word it stands for. Chemical symbols have a capital first letter and a small second one: «Br», not «BR».

In Jewish tradition

In science lessons «Br» appears on the periodic table. In church life, «Br.» is written before the name of a religious brother. In online chat, children see «brb». In coding lessons, the HTML tag «br» means «line break». In everyday life it is never said as a word; people say the full form.

Examples

• Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and rotted; and Moses was wroth with them. (Torah EXO.16.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud; (Writings EST.8.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A fragment or abbreviation, not an English word. Read it out as the full word it stands for. Chemical symbols have a capital first letter and a small second one: «Br», not «BR».