BEM

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BEM^¹

noun BEMs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of British Empire Medal He felt secure and encouraged, had visions of a BEM and made the first payment on a Morris Minor.
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of block, element, modifier, a convention for authoring CSS. 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

BEM^²

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Acronym of bug-eyed monster.

noun BEMs · bem

derogatory, often, slang A stock character in science fiction; a grotesque creature, often an extraterrestrial, that menaces the protagonists. 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.

Bem^³

proper noun

An unincorporated community in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States. gasconade county / Bem vicinity / PEENIE ARCHEOLOGICAL PETROGLYPH SITE / 3 miles east of Bem / Pre-Columbian

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@misc{bem_2026,
  title = {BEM},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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