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noun Archaeology.
- See B.P.(def 4).
- Bachelor of Pharmacy.
- Bachelor of Philosophy.
- Finance. basis point.
- Archaeology. before the present: (in radiocarbon dating) in a specified amount of time or at a specified point in time before a.d. 1950: between 2 and 3 million years B.P.; human groups living in cities by 5000 B.P.
- Commerce. bills payable.