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nounDefinition of BEE
: a gathering of people for a specific purpose <a quilting bee>
Origin of BEE
perhaps from English dialect been help given by neighbors, from Middle English bene prayer, boon, from Old English bēn prayer — more at boon
First Known Use: 1769
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