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bat-

bat- is the alternative letter-case form of Bat-.

Prefix capitalized: Bat-

Bat-

  1. Belonging to or associated with Batman; sometimes said of bat-themed objects used by him.
    • Holy unsafe sex, Batman! Did you forget to use your Bat-condom?2002 October 27, Richard B. Becker, “Re: The most implausible thing about BoP (no spoilers)”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe (Usenet), message-ID <3DBCA45A.F8B8C1AF@mindspring.com>

Forms of bat-

alternative formbat-

Origin of bat-

See Bat- § Etymology.

Originally of the nature of a noun adjunct forming compound nouns, first bat + man = the batman or the Bat-Man = Batman, then later bat-phone = Bat-phone, bat-signal = Bat-signal, and so on.

Words formed from bat-

  • Bat- § Derived terms

Questions about bat-

What does bat- mean?
Bat- means belonging to or associated with Batman; sometimes said of bat-themed objects used by him.
What is bat- the alternative letter-case form of?
Bat- is the alternative letter-case form of Bat-.
What part of speech is bat-?
Bat- is a prefix.

Words near bat- in the dictionary

  1. bat wings
  2. bat'leth
  3. bat'leths
  4. bat's wing
  5. bat's wings
  6. bat-
  7. bat-crap
  8. bat-eared fox
  9. bat-eared foxes
  10. Bat-embargo
  11. bat-fowler

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