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BEM

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of British Empire Medal.
  2. A stock character in science fiction; a grotesque creature, often an extraterrestrial, that menaces the protagonists.
  3. An unincorporated community in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States.
  4. Initialism of block, element, modifier, a convention for authoring CSS.

Equivalents

Portuguêsbem
日本語ベム
1 more languages
Kurdîbêm

Examples

“Where OOCSS and SMACSS can be seen as a more of frameworks for thinking about structured CSS combined with some handy rules of thumb, BEM is a much more rigid system for how to author and name⟳ your styles. BEM is originally an application development methodology from the search⟳ engine company Yandex.”
“Incidentally, Mr. Bergey, the BEM's on your latest smear have⟳ extremely jovial expressions on their pans to be as tough a bunch of eggs as Friend made them out.”
“This is my first time in active BEM service. They've never let⟳ me near the Bugs before.”
“gasconade county / Bem vicinity / PEENIE ARCHEOLOGICAL PETROGLYPH SITE / 3 miles east of Bem / Pre-Columbian”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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