Be bè
Definition
Definition of
bè
ou bê
interjection
Onomatopée (souvent répétée) qui imite le bêlement.
See also:Qu'est-ce qu'une onomatopée ?
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of BÉ
Terme indeclinable, qui marque le cri des moutons. Les Grecs prononcent leur ita comme un e : témoin le Poëte Cratinus : Sicut ovis bé bé dicens.
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