Etymology

bis

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Today it means: Twice; showing that something is, or is to be, repeated, such as a passage of music, or an item in accounts. Full definition →

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bis · noun1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bis · adverb2

  1. Latin · learned borrowing frombis“twice”
  2. English todaybis

Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).

Words from the same roots

Latinbis all →

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