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beep
OXFORD DICTIONARY
beep, n. & v.
--n.
1 the sound of a motor-car horn.
2 any similar high-pitched noise.
--v.intr. emit a beep.
--n.
1 the sound of a motor-car horn.
2 any similar high-pitched noise.
--v.intr. emit a beep.
Derivative
beeper n.
Etymology
imit.
THESAURUS
beep
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