bis

B3I1S1
/baɪz//bɪs/

adverb

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

CommonScrabble 5

Meanings

bis1

noun
  1. pluralplural of bi

bis2

adverbbis (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentTwice; showing that something is, or is to be, repeated, such as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.
    1 more example

    Article 15 bis of the Rome Statute ("Exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression (State referral, proprio motu)") lays down, in ten paragraphs, special procedural rules for the initiation of an individual prosecution on charges under Article 8 bis of the Statute (for a comprehensive examination of that article's material provisions, see supra 5.1) on the basis of a State referral or proprio motu by the Prosecutor. An analysis of specific provisions of Article 15 bis is offered below.

    2014 January 10, Sergey Sayapin, The Crime of Aggression in International Criminal Law: Historical Development, Comparative Analysis and Present State, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 300

BiS3

nounBiS (plural BiSs)

plural BiSs

  1. abbreviationinitialismvideo gamesInitialism of best in slot (“the best piece of equipment a character is able to equip in a certain equipment slot”).

BIS4

proper noun
  1. UKabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

    Until recently, the BIS has not asked colleges to submit audited accounts and demonstrate a financially sustainable business plan. […] What is certain is that the size of the outlay caught BIS off guard and the impact has already been felt by students at established universities.

    2014 May 21, Andrew McGettigan, Shiv Malik, John Domokos, “Private sector and students profit at the college they call 'the ATM'”, in The Guardian
nounBIS (plural BISs)

plural BISs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of behavioral inhibition system.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of BiS
adjective
  1. abbreviationinitialismvideo gamesInitialism of best in slot.

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Origin

bis · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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bis · adverb

  1. Latinbis“twice”
  2. Englishbis

Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).

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Chicago

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