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bis.

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

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).

noun/baɪz/
  1. plural of bi

    form-of · plural
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