BIS

Etymology 1

Noun

bis

plural of bi

Etymology 2

Adverb

bis (not comparable)

Twice; showing that something is, or is to be, repeated, such as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.

Anagrams

• BSI, IBS, IBs, SIB, sib

Source: Wiktionary


Bis, adv. Etym: [L. bis twice, for duis, fr. root of duo two. See Two, and cf. Bi-.]

Definition: Twice; -- a word showing that something is, or is to be, repeated; as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.

Bis*, pref.

Definition: A form of Bi-, sometimes used before s, c, or a vowel.

Bis*, pref.

Definition: A form of Bi-, sometimes used before s, c, or a vowel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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