bimembral

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adjective

Having two members.

OriginLatin bis →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivebimembral (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarHaving two members.

    This will be more easily apprehended, if we consider that all combination is bimembral; i. e. consists of two members, one of which is subordinated to the other by the intonation, and thus becomes compacted with it […]

    1858, Josiah Willard Gibbs, A Latin Analyst on Modern Philological Principles

Origin

  1. Latinbis“twice”
  2. Englishbimembral

From Latin bis (“twice”) + membrum (“member”).

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APA

bimembral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bimembral

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Chicago

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