bis.
beige (colour)
Meaning & usage
beige (colour)
brown (of bread that contains bran)
Where this word comes from
From Latin bysseus (“cotton-coloured”), from Latin byssus (“linen”); cf. Italian bigio.
again (a second time); encore
A; designating a second thing with the same number
12 bis, rue des Carmelites
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).
alternative, secondary
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).
encore
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).
used to request an encore
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).
kiss
Where this word comes from
From bise.
plural of bi
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