English Explanatory Dictionary

Bat-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Belonging to or associated with Batman; sometimes said of bat-themed objects used by him.
prefix
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bat-.

Word forms

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.

Derived words

Bat- § Derived terms
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